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Eagle Bridge Trail–Midstate Trail, 3 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near Douglas, MA. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi659 – 778 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.05976, -71.76796
Nearest town Douglas, MA

Directions

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Eagle Bridge Trail–Midstate Trail, 3 sights

6.5 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Elevation 659–778 ft

Out & Back · Douglas State Forest

Trailhead: 42.05976, -71.76796

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Eagle Bridge Trail, heading SW.
  5. 1.1 miTurn left onto Schmidt Trail, heading SE.
  6. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 450 ftBear left onto Streeter Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto Pain in the Pullman, heading W.
  10. 250 ftReach Eagle Bridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 250 ftTurn left onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail, heading NE.
  15. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Schmidt Trail, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Midstate Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  22. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

22% dirt78% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 1 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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