Southern New England Railway via Southern New England Trunkline Trail is a 12.3-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near East Douglas Station, MA. It climbs 303 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi505 – 719 ft12.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Depot Street 42.06014, -71.70962
Nearest town East Douglas Station, MA
Directions
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Southern New England Railway via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
12.3 mi · ▲ 303 ft · 4 hr 15 min
Elevation 506–718 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: Depot Street · 42.06014, -71.70962
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start on Depot Street, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading W.
- 3.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Streeter Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miReach Southern New England Railway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Streeter Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading SE.
- 3.6 miTurn right onto Depot Street, heading E.
- 400 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
89% dirt11% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 0.9″ 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°
45%
Fri
93°71°
29%
Sat
91°69°
39%
Sun
94°70°
Mon
93°71°
18%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.1 mi in (~156 min). Leave by 5:09 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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
- 7 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 4.5 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
More from Depot Street Trailhead
- Dudley Pond via Southern New England Trunkline Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Southern New England Trunkline Trail 8 mi · ▲ 188 ft
- Old Chestnut Street via Southern New England Trunkline Trail 8.2 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Southern New England Trunkline Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Southern New England Trunkline Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Southern New England Trunkline Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 140 ft
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