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
Directions
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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 Aug 4: Rain, high 76°F / low 68° · precip 87% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto 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.
- 100 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.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading S.
- 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 W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 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
75% dirt25% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 76°F68°
Precip87%Wind10 mphUV3Humidity77%
Rained 1.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Tue
81°64°
Wed
81°65°
Thu
86°67°
44%
Fri
92°70°
29%
Sat
91°69°
40%
Sun
92°69°
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- Midstate Trail 2 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Midstate Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 117 ft
- Schmidt Trail via Midstate Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Midstate Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 119 ft
- Midstate Trail 3 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Midstate Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 83 ft
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