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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Pain in the Pullman, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Saddle Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Hay Ride Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Saddle Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Streeter Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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.
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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
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
More from this trailhead
- Midstate Trail & Southern New England Trunkline Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 232 ft
- Grand Trunk Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Grand Trunk Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Grand Trunk Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Eagle Bridge Trail via Schmidt Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Southern New England Railway via Grand Trunk Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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