SNE abutments over Midland Division in Douglas (7), December 2024.jpg
Pi.1415926535 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Southern New England Trunkline Trail is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near East Douglas Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi505 – 686 ft9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Depot Street 42.06014, -71.70962
Nearest town East Douglas Station, MA

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Southern New England Trunkline Trail

9.5 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 3 hr 17 min

Elevation 506–685 ft

Out & Back · Douglas State Forest

Trailhead: Depot Street · 42.06014, -71.70962

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

  1. Start on Depot Street, heading N.
  2. 450 ftTurn left onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading W.
  3. 3.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Streeter Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.8 miTurn left onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Streeter Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading SE.
  10. 3.6 miTurn right onto Depot Street, heading E.
  11. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~89 min). Leave by 5:01 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Other ways to reach this destination

More from Depot Street Trailhead