Douglas State Forest

Buck Hill Yellow Dot–Hay Ride Trail, 6 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 335 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Buck Hill Yellow Dot–Hay Ride Trail, 6 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near Douglas, MA. It climbs 335 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi545 – 738 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Schmidt Trail 42.04064, -71.77895
Nearest town Douglas, MA

Directions

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Buck Hill Yellow Dot–Hay Ride Trail, 6 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 335 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Elevation 545–740 ft

Out & Back · Douglas State Forest

Trailhead: Schmidt Trail · 42.04064, -71.77895

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start on Schmidt Trail, heading W.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 450 ftBear left onto Streeter Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Pain in the Pullman, heading S.
  6. 250 ftContinue straight onto Saddle Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right onto Hay Ride Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Saddle Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Midstate Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Buck Hill Yellow Dot, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miBear right onto Starr Road, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miReach Schmidt Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miBear left onto Buck Hill Yellow Dot, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Midstate Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miSharp right onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left onto Saddle Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.6 miTurn right onto Hay Ride Trail, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftSharp left onto Saddle Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pain in the Pullman, heading NE.
  23. 250 ftTurn right onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading N.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left onto Streeter Trail, heading E.
  25. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  26. 450 ftTurn right onto Schmidt Trail, heading NE.
  27. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

66% dirt24% other10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:44 AMSunset 8:04 PM

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