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Douglas State Forest

Midstate Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Midstate Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near East Thompson, CT. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi650 – 768 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.03867, -71.78766
Nearest town East Thompson, CT
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Midstate Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 648–767 ft

Out & Back · Douglas State Forest

Trailhead: 42.03867, -71.78766

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Midstate Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miSharp left onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.8 miBear left onto Streeter Trail, heading NE.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Streeter Trail, heading NE.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Streeter Trail, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading S.
  11. 350 ftContinue straight onto Streeter Trail, heading SW.
  12. 100 ftBear right onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.8 miSharp right onto Midstate Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/midstate-trail-out-back-5-km-b11f

Trail surface

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

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