Midstate Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near East Thompson, CT. It is mostly level, with 106 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi650 – 768 ft2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Midstate Trail 42.03958, -71.78477
Nearest town East Thompson, CT
Directions
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Midstate Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 55 min
Elevation 648–767 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: Midstate Trail · 42.03958, -71.78477
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start on Midstate Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Streeter Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Streeter Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Streeter Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Streeter Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Midstate Trail, heading W.
- 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
72% dirt28% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM
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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