200 Sportsmen Club–Douglas State Forest Beach, 4 sights is a 15.4-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near East Thompson, CT. The route passes Douglas State Forest Beach and 200 Sportsmen Club before reaching 200 Sportsmen Club at the turnaround, 7.7 miles in. It climbs 589 ft. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi587 – 837 ft15.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.02273, -71.77045
Nearest town East Thompson, CT
Directions
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200 Sportsmen Club–Douglas State Forest Beach, 4 sights
15.4 mi · ▲ 589 ft · 5 hr 26 min
Elevation 589–837 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: 42.02273, -71.77045
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:48 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.
- 1 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass 200 Sportsmen Club.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach 200 Sportsmen Club, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Schmidt Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left onto Streeter Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Midstate Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
27% dirt5% other68% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:48 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.3 mi in (~166 min). Leave by 3:42 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Chamberlain Pond–Douglas State Forest Beach, 3 beaches 7.6 mi · ▲ 194 ft
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