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Southern New England Trunkline Trail is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near Douglas, MA. It climbs 324 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi322 – 673 ft15.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Grand Trunk Trail 42.03629, -71.76588
Nearest town Douglas, MA

Directions

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Southern New England Trunkline Trail

15.8 mi · ▲ 324 ft · 5 hr 26 min

Elevation 320–673 ft

Out & Back · Douglas State Forest

Trailhead: Grand Trunk Trail · 42.03629, -71.76588

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 60°F / low 51° · precip 59% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start on Streeter Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading NE.
  4. 7.3 miContinue straight onto Old Chestnut Street, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading W.
  7. 7.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Streeter Trail, heading NE.
  9. 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.

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 60°F51°
Precip59%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity100%
Rained 0.7″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 2 AM: 9% rain3 AM: 9% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 10% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 6% rain11 AM: 25% rain12 PM: 42% rain1 PM: 56% rain2 PM: 56% rain3 PM: 59% rain4 PM: 57% rain5 PM: 35% rain6 PM: 45% rain7 PM: 26% rain8 PM: 27% rain9 PM: 20% rain10 PM: 28% rain11 PM: 43% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Mon 66°55° 49%
Tue 62°44° 17%
Wed 60°44°
Thu 62°43° 16%
Fri 60°48° 33%
Sat 56°50° 38%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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