Old Douglas Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 180 ft · 55 min
Old Douglas Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near Lakeview Heights, MA. It is mostly level, with 180 ft of elevation gain. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Douglas Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 180 ft · 55 min
Elevation 799–908 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: 42.04594, -71.81945
Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 75°F / low 67° · precip 88% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Douglas Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Old Douglas Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:45 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:05 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:37 PM.
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