Midstate Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near East Thompson, CT. It is mostly level, with 191 ft of elevation gain. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi581 – 768 ft4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.02799, -71.79305
Nearest town East Thompson, CT
Directions
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Midstate Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 580–767 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: 42.02799, -71.79305
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Schmidt Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 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
29% dirt71% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:44 AMSunset 8:04 PM
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More from this trailhead
- Grand Trunk Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Grand Trunk Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 144 ft
- Midstate Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- Midstate Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Grand Trunk Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 201 ft
- Grand Trunk Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 144 ft
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