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Southern New England Trunkline Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near Douglas, MA. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi581 – 673 ft4.6 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

4.5 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 580–673 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 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Streeter Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Streeter Trail, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Streeter Trail, heading NE.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading NE.
  11. 350 ftContinue straight onto Streeter Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading SE.
  14. 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

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 77°F68°
Precip87%Wind9 mphUV3Humidity78%
Rained 1.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 11% rain3 AM: 18% rain4 AM: 62% rain5 AM: 71% rain6 AM: 62% rain7 AM: 60% rain8 AM: 69% rain9 AM: 84% rain10 AM: 84% rain11 AM: 78% rain12 PM: 87% rain1 PM: 72% rain2 PM: 83% rain3 PM: 54% rain4 PM: 40% rain5 PM: 43% rain6 PM: 55% rain7 PM: 41% rain8 PM: 7% rain
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 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

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