Hay Ride Trail–Midstate Trail, 4 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near Douglas, MA. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi551 – 728 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.04010, -71.76343
Nearest town Douglas, MA
Directions
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Hay Ride Trail–Midstate Trail, 4 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 552–730 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: 42.04010, -71.76343
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Streeter Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Midstate Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Saddle Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Hay Ride Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Saddle Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pain in the Pullman, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 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
70% dirt9% other21% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity76%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed
80°64°
Thu
88°69°
44%
Fri
93°71°
29%
Sat
90°68°
40%
Sun
93°66°
Mon
93°71°
19%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:44 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:04 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:35 PM.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 5.1 mi · loop · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 16.1 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 12.3 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 7 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
More from this trailhead
- Grand Trunk Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Grand Trunk Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Grand Trunk Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 116 ft
- Streeter Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Grand Trunk Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Streeter Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 112 ft
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