Southern New England Trunkline Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near Douglas, MA. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi581 – 686 ft5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Southern New England Trunkline Trail 42.04735, -71.73891
Nearest town Douglas, MA
Directions
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Southern New England Trunkline Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 580–685 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: Southern New England Trunkline Trail · 42.04735, -71.73891
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 87% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Streeter Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Streeter Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading E.
- 1.7 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
92% dirt8% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 77°F68°
Precip87%Wind9 mphUV3Humidity78%
Rained 1.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Tue
81°64°
Wed
81°64°
Thu
87°68°
45%
Fri
93°71°
29%
Sat
92°69°
40%
Sun
93°71°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 5.1 mi · loop · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 16.1 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 12.3 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 7 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
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