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.
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.1 mi in (~156 min). Leave by 3:53 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
More from Depot Street Trailhead
- Southern New England Trunkline Trail 9.8 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Southern New England Trunkline Trail 9.8 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Southern New England Trunkline Trail 9.5 mi · ▲ 249 ft
- Southern New England Trunkline Trail 9.6 mi · ▲ 249 ft
- Southern New England Trunkline Trail 10.1 mi · ▲ 249 ft
- Southern New England Trunkline Trail 10.1 mi · ▲ 249 ft
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