Schmidt Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Schmidt Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near Lakeview Heights, MA. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Schmidt Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Elevation 698–819 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: 42.05964, -71.81661
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Midstate Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Schmidt Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftArrive 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 6:30 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:50 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:18 PM.
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More from this trailhead
- Bare Hill 5.2 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Beaver Pond 4.6 mi · ▲ 315 ft
- 200 Sportsmen Club 6.5 mi · ▲ 288 ft
- Schmidt Trail Loop via Midstate Trail 8.1 mi · ▲ 333 ft
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