Grassy Pond via Midstate Trail
8.1 mi · ▲ 451 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Grassy Pond via Midstate Trail is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near Lakeview Heights, MA. The route reaches Grassy Pond at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 451 ft. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi640 – 827 ft8.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Midstate Trail 42.05593, -71.78648
Nearest town Lakeview Heights, MA
Directions
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Grassy Pond via Midstate Trail
8.1 mi · ▲ 451 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Elevation 639–826 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: Midstate Trail · 42.05593, -71.78648
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Midstate Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Grassy Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Grassy Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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
37% dirt63% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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