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Douglas State Forest

Border Trail–Hay Ride Trail, 6 sights

13.1 mi · ▲ 732 ft · 4 hr 44 min

Border Trail–Hay Ride Trail, 6 sights is a 13.1-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near Lakeview Heights, MA. It climbs 732 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi515 – 758 ft13.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Midstate Trail 42.05593, -71.78648
Nearest town Lakeview Heights, MA
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Border Trail–Hay Ride Trail, 6 sights

13.1 mi · ▲ 732 ft · 4 hr 44 min

Elevation 515–759 ft

Out & Back · Douglas State Forest

Trailhead: Midstate Trail · 42.05593, -71.78648

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Midstate Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Schmidt Trail, heading S.
  3. 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 450 ftBear left onto Streeter Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Pain in the Pullman, heading W.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Saddle Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right onto Hay Ride Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Saddle Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  12. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.7 miBear left onto Tri-State Marker Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Border Trail, heading S.
  15. 1.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto Benson Mountain Trail, heading S.
  18. 350 ftSharp right onto Wood Road, heading NE.
  19. 0.3 miReach Pain in the Pullman, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.3 miSharp left onto Benson Mountain Trail, heading N.
  21. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left onto Border Trail, heading NW.
  24. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Tri-State Marker Trail, heading N.
  25. 0.3 miBear right onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  27. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  28. 0.4 miTurn left onto Saddle Trail, heading N.
  29. 0.6 miTurn right onto Hay Ride Trail, heading N.
  30. 50 ftSharp left onto Saddle Trail, heading N.
  31. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pain in the Pullman, heading N.
  32. 250 ftTurn right onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading NW.
  33. 0.4 miTurn left onto Streeter Trail, heading E.
  34. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  35. 450 ftTurn left onto Schmidt Trail, heading NW.
  36. 1 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail, heading NW.
  37. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/southern-new-england-trunkline-trail-out-back-23-km-94d4

Trail surface

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity83%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 81°65°
Thu 88°69° 46%
Fri 93°70° 30%
Sat 91°68° 40%
Sun 93°66°
Mon 93°70° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

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