1. Start on Benson Mountain Trail, heading SW.
2. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Border Trail, heading NW.
5. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Tri-State Marker Trail, heading N.
6. 0.3 miBear right onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading NE.
7. 2.1 miReach Douglas State Forest Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
8. 2.1 miBear left onto Tri-State Marker Trail, heading SW.
9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Border Trail, heading S.
10. 1.6 miTurn right, heading E.
11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Benson Mountain Trail, heading S.
13. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/douglas-state-forest-beach-out-back-18-km-eb38