Douglas State Forest Beach–Eagle Bridge Trail, 4 sights is an 8-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near Douglas, MA. The route reaches Douglas State Forest Beach at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 252 ft. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi587 – 738 ft8.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.06383, -71.77345
Nearest town Douglas, MA
Directions
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Douglas State Forest Beach–Eagle Bridge Trail, 4 sights
8 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Elevation 589–740 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: 42.06383, -71.77345
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Eagle Bridge Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Schmidt Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left onto Streeter Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Midstate Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Douglas State Forest Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Midstate Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Streeter Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Schmidt Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Eagle Bridge Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, 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
37% dirt9% other54% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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