Midstate Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near East Thompson, CT. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi650 – 768 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.03758, -71.78626
Nearest town East Thompson, CT
Directions
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Midstate Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 648–767 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: 42.03758, -71.78626
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, 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.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading NE.
- 300 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 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 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
77% dirt23% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:44 AMSunset 8:04 PM
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