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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 Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 76°F / low 67° · precip 87% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 100 ftTurn left onto Eagle Bridge Trail, heading SW.
  8. 1.1 miTurn left onto Schmidt Trail, heading S.
  9. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 450 ftBear left onto Streeter Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.7 miSharp right onto Midstate Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miReach Douglas State Forest Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right onto Midstate Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miSharp left onto Streeter Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  19. 450 ftTurn left onto Schmidt Trail, heading NW.
  20. 450 ftTurn right onto Eagle Bridge Trail, heading NE.
  21. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  24. 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
  25. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  26. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  27. 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

Heavy rainTemperature 76°F67°
Precip87%Wind8 mphUV3Humidity77%
Rained 1.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 12% rain3 AM: 17% rain4 AM: 63% rain5 AM: 73% rain6 AM: 64% rain7 AM: 61% rain8 AM: 73% rain9 AM: 86% rain10 AM: 84% rain11 AM: 78% rain12 PM: 87% rain1 PM: 69% rain2 PM: 83% rain3 PM: 53% rain4 PM: 41% rain5 PM: 44% rain6 PM: 54% rain7 PM: 38% rain8 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Tue 80°64°
Wed 81°65°
Thu 86°67° 45%
Fri 93°71° 29%
Sat 91°69° 40%
Sun 93°69°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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