Crystal Lake–Douglas State Forest Beach, 6 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near East Thompson, CT. The route passes Douglas State Forest Beach before reaching Crystal Lake at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi587 – 738 ft6.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.02273, -71.77045
Nearest town East Thompson, CT
Directions
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Crystal Lake–Douglas State Forest Beach, 6 sights
6.7 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Elevation 589–740 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: 42.02273, -71.77045
Weather Aug 4: Rain, high 75°F / low 66° · precip 87% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Douglas State Forest Beach.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Midstate Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Streeter Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Schmidt Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Eagle Bridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Bad Luck Pond Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Crystal Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Eagle Bridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Schmidt Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Streeter Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Midstate Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
44% dirt12% other44% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 75°F66°
Precip87%Wind11 mphUV3Humidity74%
Rained 1.7″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Tue
80°63°
Wed
85°62°
Thu
87°68°
35%
Fri
93°71°
34%
Sat
92°69°
42%
Sun
93°71°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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