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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.

Elevation

0 mi551 – 778 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.06383, -71.77345
Nearest town Douglas, MA

Directions

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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 100 ftTurn left onto Eagle Bridge Trail, heading SW.
  8. 1.1 miTurn left onto Schmidt Trail, heading S.
  9. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 450 ftBear left onto Streeter Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Pain in the Pullman, heading W.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Saddle Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right onto Hay Ride Trail, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Saddle Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.6 miTurn left onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left onto Stud Finder, heading NE.
  19. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Streeter Trail, heading NE.
  20. 450 ftTurn left onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miSharp right onto Midstate Trail, heading W.
  22. 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Schmidt Trail, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Midstate Trail, heading NE.
  25. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  28. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

29% dirt2% other69% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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