Douglas State Forest Beach–Hay Ride Trail, 5 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near Douglas, MA. The route reaches Douglas State Forest Beach. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi551 – 689 ft3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.02513, -71.76805
Nearest town Douglas, MA
Directions
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Douglas State Forest Beach–Hay Ride Trail, 5 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 552–689 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: 42.02513, -71.76805
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Douglas State Forest Beach.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Saddle Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Hay Ride Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Saddle Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pain in the Pullman, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Streeter Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Midstate Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 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
87% dirt11% other2% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity81%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (2.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
81°64°
Thu
87°68°
44%
Fri
93°71°
29%
Sat
91°69°
40%
Sun
92°71°
Mon
93°70°
19%
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