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Hay Ride Trail–Midstate Trail Loop, 4 sights is a 5.1-mile loop in Douglas State Forest near Douglas, MA. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi551 – 722 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Hay Ride Trail–Midstate Trail Loop, 4 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 552–721 ft

Loop · 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. 0.8 miTurn left onto Pain in the Pullman, heading S.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Saddle Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miSharp right onto Hay Ride Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Saddle Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Streeter Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miSharp left onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

64% dirt8% other28% 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 7:12 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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