Douglas State Forest Beach–Border Trail, 3 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near East Thompson, CT. The route reaches Douglas State Forest Beach at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 403 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi515 – 742 ft9.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Benson Mountain Trail 41.98540, -71.78931
Nearest town East Thompson, CT
Directions
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Douglas State Forest Beach–Border Trail, 3 sights
9 mi · ▲ 403 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Elevation 515–740 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: Benson Mountain Trail · 41.98540, -71.78931
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Benson Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Border Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Tri-State Marker Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading NE.
- 2.1 miReach Douglas State Forest Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miBear left onto Tri-State Marker Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Border Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Benson Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 100 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
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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