Grand Trunk Trail embankment over Rocky Brook (4), December 2024.jpg
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Grand Trunk Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near East Thompson, CT. It is mostly level, with 201 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi581 – 702 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.02799, -71.79305
Nearest town East Thompson, CT

Directions

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Grand Trunk Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 580–704 ft

Out & Back · Douglas State Forest

Trailhead: 42.02799, -71.79305

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.9 miTurn right onto Streeter Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 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

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:44 AMSunset 8:04 PM

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