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
- Start on Schmidt Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Streeter Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Pain in the Pullman, heading S.
- 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 S.
- 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.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Starr Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Schmidt Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Buck Hill Yellow Dot, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Midstate Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading NW.
- 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 NE.
- 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 right onto Schmidt Trail, heading NE.
- 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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