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Hay Ride Trail–Pain in the Pullman, 3 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near East Thompson, CT. It is mostly level, with 192 ft of elevation gain. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi591 – 751 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.03758, -71.78626
Nearest town East Thompson, CT

Directions

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Hay Ride Trail–Pain in the Pullman, 3 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 589–751 ft

Out & Back · Douglas State Forest

Trailhead: 42.03758, -71.78626

Weather Aug 3: Rain, high 76°F / low 68° · precip 87% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miSharp left onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pain in the Pullman, heading S.
  6. 200 ftContinue straight onto Saddle Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right onto Hay Ride Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.8 miReach Pain in the Pullman, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.8 miSharp left onto Saddle Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pain in the Pullman, heading N.
  11. 250 ftTurn left onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 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

RainTemperature 76°F68°
Precip87%Wind10 mphUV3Humidity77%
Rained 1.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 12% rain3 AM: 19% rain4 AM: 62% rain5 AM: 72% rain6 AM: 65% rain7 AM: 62% rain8 AM: 71% rain9 AM: 85% rain10 AM: 84% rain11 AM: 80% rain12 PM: 87% rain1 PM: 71% rain2 PM: 83% rain3 PM: 54% rain4 PM: 41% rain5 PM: 45% rain6 PM: 55% rain7 PM: 40% rain8 PM: 7% rain
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Tue 81°64°
Wed 81°65°
Thu 86°67° 44%
Fri 92°70° 29%
Sat 91°69° 40%
Sun 92°69°

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