Grand Trunk Trail west of Wallum Lake Road (5), December 2024.jpg
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Grand Trunk Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near Douglas, MA. It is mostly level, with 116 ft of elevation gain. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi650 – 738 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.04010, -71.76343
Nearest town Douglas, MA

Directions

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Grand Trunk Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 53 min

Elevation 648–740 ft

Out & Back · Douglas State Forest

Trailhead: 42.04010, -71.76343

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

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

55% dirt45% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:30 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:50 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:18 PM.

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