Southern New England Railway via Midstate Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near Lakeview Heights, MA. It is mostly level, with 175 ft of elevation gain. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi643 – 778 ft6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Midstate Trail 42.05593, -71.78648
Nearest town Lakeview Heights, MA
Directions
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Southern New England Railway via Midstate Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 175 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 642–778 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: Midstate Trail · 42.05593, -71.78648
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Midstate Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Schmidt Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Midstate Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miReach Southern New England Railway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Schmidt Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Midstate Trail, 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
26% dirt74% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 5:17 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · loop · via Midstate Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Midstate Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Midstate Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Midstate Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Midstate Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Midstate Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Midstate Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Midstate Trail
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