Southern New England Railway via Grand Trunk Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near Douglas, MA. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi643 – 722 ft5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.04309, -71.76568
Nearest town Douglas, MA
Directions
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Southern New England Railway via Grand Trunk Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 642–721 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: 42.04309, -71.76568
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading W.
- 1.9 miReach Southern New England Railway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miSharp left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 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
59% dirt41% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity83%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed
80°64°
Thu
88°69°
44%
Fri
93°71°
29%
Sat
90°68°
40%
Sun
93°66°
Mon
93°71°
19%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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