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Midstate Trail is a 2.7-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 23/100 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

2.7 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 57 min

Elevation 648–767 ft

Out & Back · Douglas State Forest

Trailhead: Midstate Trail · 42.03958, -71.78477

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 60°F / low 52° · precip 59% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start on Midstate Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.8 miBear left onto Streeter Trail, heading NE.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading NE.
  5. 350 ftContinue straight onto Streeter Trail, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 350 ftContinue straight onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading SW.
  8. 350 ftContinue straight onto Streeter Trail, heading SW.
  9. 100 ftBear right onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.8 miSharp right onto Midstate Trail, heading N.
  11. 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

DrizzleTemperature 60°F52°
Precip59%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity97%
Rained 0.6″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 2 AM: 9% rain3 AM: 9% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 10% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 6% rain11 AM: 25% rain12 PM: 42% rain1 PM: 56% rain2 PM: 56% rain3 PM: 59% rain4 PM: 57% rain5 PM: 35% rain6 PM: 45% rain7 PM: 26% rain8 PM: 27% rain9 PM: 28% rain10 PM: 34% rain11 PM: 52% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Mon 64°53° 51%
Tue 59°45° 17%
Wed 61°44°
Thu 62°42° 16%
Fri 60°48° 33%
Sat 56°50° 38%

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