Eagle Bridge Trail–Hay Ride Trail, 7 sights is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near Douglas, MA. It climbs 304 ft. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Eagle Bridge Trail–Hay Ride Trail, 7 sights
8.9 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 3 hr 7 min
Elevation 552–778 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: 42.06383, -71.77345
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 76°F / low 67° · precip 87% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Eagle Bridge Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Schmidt Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left onto Streeter Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Pain in the Pullman, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Saddle Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Hay Ride Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Saddle Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Stud Finder, heading NE.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Streeter Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Midstate Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Schmidt Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Midstate Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 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 1.6 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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
- 12.3 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
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- Schmidt Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Crystal Lake–Bad Luck Pond Trail, 4 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Douglas State Forest Beach–Eagle Bridge Trail, 4 sights 8 mi · ▲ 252 ft
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