Buck Hill Pond–Buck Hill Yellow Dot, 6 sights
11.6 mi · ▲ 436 ft · 4 hr 5 min
Buck Hill Pond–Buck Hill Yellow Dot, 6 sights is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near Lakeview Heights, MA. The route reaches Buck Hill Pond at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 436 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Buck Hill Pond–Buck Hill Yellow Dot, 6 sights
11.6 mi · ▲ 436 ft · 4 hr 5 min
Elevation 545–759 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: Midstate Trail · 42.05593, -71.78648
Weather Aug 3: Rain, high 76°F / low 68° · precip 86% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Midstate Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Schmidt Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Streeter Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Pain in the Pullman, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Saddle Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Hay Ride Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Saddle Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Midstate Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Buck Hill Yellow Dot, heading S.
- 1.4 miReach Buck Hill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Midstate Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Saddle Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Hay Ride Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Saddle Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pain in the Pullman, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Streeter Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Schmidt Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Midstate Trail Trailhead
- Midstate Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Schmidt Trail via Midstate Trail 3 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Midstate Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Midstate Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Midstate Trail Loop 3.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Midstate Trail Loop 3.5 mi · ▲ 112 ft
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