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
- 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.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Streeter Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Midstate Trail, heading N.
- 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°
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%
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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