Schmidt Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Schmidt Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near Lakeview Heights, MA. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Schmidt Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 698–876 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: 42.05283, -71.81798
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Midstate Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Schmidt Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Schmidt Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Midstate Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 500 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 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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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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