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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 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.

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

Trail surface

10% dirt90% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F61°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity86%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (2.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 81°63°
Thu 87°68° 47%
Fri 93°71° 30%
Sat 91°70° 40%
Sun 93°71°
Mon 93°72° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM — 2 min before dark.

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