Douglas State Forest

Midstate Trail

11.3 mi · ▲ 642 ft · 4 hr 5 min

Midstate Trail is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near East Village, MA. It climbs 642 ft. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi515 – 827 ft11.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.06670, -71.84993
Nearest town East Village, MA

Directions

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Midstate Trail

11.3 mi · ▲ 642 ft · 4 hr 5 min

Elevation 514–827 ft

Out & Back · Douglas State Forest

Trailhead: 42.06670, -71.84993

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 0.8 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 1.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  21. 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
  22. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  24. 1.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  26. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  28. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  31. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  32. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  34. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

10% dirt90% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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