AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Ware River Watershed

Midstate Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 426 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Midstate Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Ware River Watershed near Coldbrook Springs, MA. It climbs 426 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: Unnamed 42.39167, -72.03068
Nearest town Coldbrook Springs, MA
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Midstate Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 426 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 786–1,024 ft

Out & Back · Ware River Watershed

Trailhead: 42.39167, -72.03068

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left onto Midstate Trail, heading N.
  3. 2.6 miReach Midstate Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/midstate-trail-out-back-9-km-dd33

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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