Douglas State Forest

Old Douglas Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 203 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Old Douglas Road is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near Lakeview Heights, MA. It is mostly level, with 203 ft of elevation gain. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi742 – 909 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.05570, -71.82433
Nearest town Lakeview Heights, MA

Directions

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Old Douglas Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 203 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 740–908 ft

Out & Back · Douglas State Forest

Trailhead: 42.05570, -71.82433

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Douglas Road, heading E.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miReach Old Douglas Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

29% dirt71% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity82%
Rained 1″ yesterday (1.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 80°63°
Thu 86°67° 46%
Fri 92°70° 30%
Sat 90°69° 40%
Sun 92°70°
Mon 92°71° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:42 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM — 14 min before dark.

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