AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Ware River Watershed

Midstate Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 435 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Midstate Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Ware River Watershed near Barre Falls, MA. It climbs 435 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi787 – 1,024 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Midstate Trail 42.42431, -72.02551
Nearest town Barre Falls, MA
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Midstate Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 435 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 786–1,024 ft

Out & Back · Ware River Watershed

Trailhead: Midstate Trail · 42.42431, -72.02551

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start on Midstate Trail, heading SW.
  2. 2.8 miReach Midstate Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 2.7 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-9-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:44 AMSunset 8:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM — 2 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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