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Hay Ride Trail–Pain in the Pullman, 3 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near Douglas, MA. It is mostly level, with 247 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi551 – 689 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Southern New England Trunkline Trail 42.04735, -71.73891
Nearest town Douglas, MA

Directions

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Hay Ride Trail–Pain in the Pullman, 3 sights

7 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Elevation 552–689 ft

Out & Back · Douglas State Forest

Trailhead: Southern New England Trunkline Trail · 42.04735, -71.73891

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading SW.
  3. 2.9 miTurn right onto Saddle Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right onto Hay Ride Trail, heading N.
  5. 50 ftSharp left onto Saddle Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pain in the Pullman, heading N.
  7. 250 ftTurn right onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Streeter Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading E.
  11. 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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