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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pain in the Pullman, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Saddle Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Hay Ride Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miReach Pain in the Pullman, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Saddle Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pain in the Pullman, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 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
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM
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