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Dudley Pond–Hay Ride Trail, 6 sights is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near Douglas, MA. The route reaches Dudley Pond. It climbs 312 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi551 – 768 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.04901, -71.74075
Nearest town Douglas, MA

Directions

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Dudley Pond–Hay Ride Trail, 6 sights

8.4 mi · ▲ 312 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Elevation 552–767 ft

Out & Back · Douglas State Forest

Trailhead: 42.04901, -71.74075

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Dudley Pond.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Smith Lane, heading S.
  4. 200 ftBear left onto Morse Avenue, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Smith Lane, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading SW.
  7. 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Streeter Trail, heading W.
  9. 1.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 450 ftTurn right onto Schmidt Trail, heading NE.
  11. 250 ftReach Dudley Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Pain in the Pullman, heading W.
  17. 200 ftContinue straight onto Saddle Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miSharp right onto Hay Ride Trail, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Saddle Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.6 miTurn left onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading SE.
  21. 2.9 miTurn left onto Smith Lane, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miBear left onto Morse Avenue, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftBear right onto Smith Lane, heading NE.
  24. 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 5:45 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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