Southern New England Railway via Grand Trunk Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near Douglas, MA. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi643 – 722 ft5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.04309, -71.76568
Nearest town Douglas, MA
Directions
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Southern New England Railway via Grand Trunk Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 642–721 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: 42.04309, -71.76568
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading W.
- 1.9 miReach Southern New England Railway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miSharp left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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
59% dirt41% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 5:26 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via Grand Trunk Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Grand Trunk Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Grand Trunk Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Grand Trunk Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Grand Trunk Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Grand Trunk Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Grand Trunk Trail
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Grand Trunk Trail
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- Grand Trunk Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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