Whitin Reservoir via Midstate Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Whitin Reservoir via Midstate Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near Lakeview Heights, MA. The route reaches Whitin Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 222 ft of elevation gain. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Whitin Reservoir via Midstate Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 598–726 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: Midstate Trail · 42.05593, -71.78648
Weather Aug 4: Rain, high 76°F / low 68° · precip 86% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Midstate Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.6 miReach Whitin Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Midstate Trail Trailhead
- Midstate Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Schmidt Trail via Midstate Trail 3 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Midstate Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Midstate Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Midstate Trail Loop 3.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Midstate Trail Loop 3.5 mi · ▲ 112 ft
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