Grand Trunk Trail west of Wallum Lake Road (5), December 2024.jpg
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Grand Trunk Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near Douglas, MA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi650 – 722 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.04309, -71.76568
Nearest town Douglas, MA

Directions

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Grand Trunk Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 43 min

Elevation 648–721 ft

Out & Back · Douglas State Forest

Trailhead: 42.04309, -71.76568

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 350 ftSharp right onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  9. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 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

38% dirt62% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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