Old Douglas Road
5.7 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Old Douglas Road is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near Lakeview Heights, MA. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Douglas Road
5.7 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 698–876 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: Midstate Trail · 42.05593, -71.78648
Weather Aug 4: Rain, high 76°F / low 68° · precip 86% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Midstate Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Old Douglas Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Old Douglas Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Midstate Trail, heading SE.
- 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 2.1 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Midstate Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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- Midstate Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Midstate Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Midstate Trail Loop 3.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Midstate Trail Loop 3.5 mi · ▲ 112 ft
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