Midstate Trail–Southern New England Trunkline Trail, 3 sights is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near East Thompson, CT. It climbs 450 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi472 – 748 ft · steepest grade: 17%7.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Town of Thompson 42.00867, -71.80926
Nearest town East Thompson, CT
Directions
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Midstate Trail–Southern New England Trunkline Trail, 3 sights
7.1 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Elevation 474–749 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: Town of Thompson · 42.00867, -71.80926
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Air Line State Park Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Streeter Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Midstate Trail, heading SE.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Tri-State Marker Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 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
57% dirt32% other11% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity82%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed
81°64°
Thu
89°69°
43%
Fri
94°71°
29%
Sat
91°69°
41%
Sun
93°67°
Mon
94°71°
19%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 5.1 mi · loop · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 16.1 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 12.3 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 7 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
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- Douglas State Forest Beach via Midstate Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 279 ft
- Wallum Lake–Tri-State Marker Loop Trail, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 404 ft
- Wallum Lake–Douglas State Forest Beach, 3 beaches 5.4 mi · ▲ 225 ft
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