Dudley Pond via Southern New England Trunkline Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near Douglas, MA. The route reaches Dudley Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi551 – 673 ft4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Grand Trunk Trail 42.03629, -71.76588
Nearest town Douglas, MA
Directions
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Dudley Pond via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 552–673 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: Grand Trunk Trail · 42.03629, -71.76588
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start on Streeter Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Smith Lane, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Morse Avenue, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Smith Lane, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Dudley Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear left onto Morse Avenue, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Smith Lane, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Streeter Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 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
90% dirt10% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Grand Trunk Trail Trailhead
- Southern New England Trunkline Trail 16 mi · ▲ 324 ft
- Southern New England Trunkline Trail 15.8 mi · ▲ 324 ft
- Grand Trunk Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Grand Trunk Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Schmidt Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Streeter Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 56 ft
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