Veratrum viride colony along Midstate Trail Charlton 2026-04-25.jpg
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Midstate Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Mid-State Trail Conservation Area near Richardson Corners, MA. It is mostly level, with 178 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi653 – 791 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.13508, -71.93588
Nearest town Richardson Corners, MA

Directions

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Midstate Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 178 ft · 57 min

Elevation 653–791 ft

Out & Back · Mid-State Trail Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.13508, -71.93588

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 65° · precip 10% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftTurn right onto Midstate Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.9 miReach Midstate Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
  7. 0.4 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

68% dirt4% gravel28% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F65°
Precip10%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity58%
Rained 0.7″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:17 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:19 PM
Sat 73°60° 26%
Sun 68°53°
Mon 77°50°
Tue 80°56°
Wed 82°61° 34%
Thu 73°52° 34%

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