Dudley Pond & Streeter Trail via Southern New England Trunkline Trail is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near Lakeview Heights, MA. The route reaches Dudley Pond at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It climbs 251 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi558 – 758 ft9.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Midstate Trail 42.05593, -71.78648
Nearest town Lakeview Heights, MA
Directions
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Dudley Pond & Streeter Trail via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
8.7 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Elevation 558–759 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: Midstate Trail · 42.05593, -71.78648
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Midstate Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Schmidt Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Streeter Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading SE.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Smith Lane, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Morse Avenue, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Smith Lane, heading N.
- 350 ftReach Dudley Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear left onto Morse Avenue, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Smith Lane, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Streeter Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Schmidt Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 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
66% dirt34% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 5:24 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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