Grand Trunk Trail embankment over Rocky Brook (1), December 2024.jpg
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Grand Trunk Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near East Thompson, CT. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi614 – 702 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Grand Trunk Trail 42.03463, -71.79014
Nearest town East Thompson, CT

Directions

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Grand Trunk Trail

2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 42 min

Elevation 614–704 ft

Out & Back · Douglas State Forest

Trailhead: Grand Trunk Trail · 42.03463, -71.79014

Weather Aug 4: Rain, high 76°F / low 68° · precip 87% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start on Grand Trunk Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Streeter Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.6 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

100% dirt

Weather

RainTemperature 76°F68°
Precip87%Wind10 mphUV3Humidity77%
Rained 1.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 12% rain3 AM: 19% rain4 AM: 62% rain5 AM: 72% rain6 AM: 65% rain7 AM: 62% rain8 AM: 71% rain9 AM: 85% rain10 AM: 84% rain11 AM: 80% rain12 PM: 87% rain1 PM: 71% rain2 PM: 83% rain3 PM: 54% rain4 PM: 41% rain5 PM: 45% rain6 PM: 55% rain7 PM: 40% rain8 PM: 7% rain
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Tue 81°64°
Wed 81°65°
Thu 86°68° 44%
Fri 92°70° 29%
Sat 91°69° 40%
Sun 92°69°

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