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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 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
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 5:23 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
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- Grassy Pond–Hay Ride Trail, 5 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 812 ft
- Benson Mountain–Wallum Lake, 6 sights 8.4 mi · ▲ 581 ft
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