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Douglas State Forest

Southern New England Trunkline Trail

16.1 mi · ▲ 379 ft · 5 hr 33 min

Southern New England Trunkline Trail is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near Ironstone, MA. It climbs 379 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi322 – 673 ft16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Chestnut Street 42.04550, -71.63803
Nearest town Ironstone, MA
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Southern New England Trunkline Trail

16.1 mi · ▲ 379 ft · 5 hr 33 min

Elevation 320–673 ft

Out & Back · Douglas State Forest

Trailhead: Old Chestnut Street · 42.04550, -71.63803

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start on Old Chestnut Street, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading W.
  3. 7.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Streeter Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading NE.
  6. 300 ftContinue straight onto Streeter Trail, heading N.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Streeter Trail, heading NE.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading NE.
  11. 300 ftContinue straight onto Streeter Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading SE.
  14. 7.3 miContinue straight onto Old Chestnut Street, heading E.
  15. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/southern-new-england-trunkline-trail-out-back-26-km-131a

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity77%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 82°63°
Thu 87°69° 43%
Fri 94°72° 29%
Sat 93°70° 38%
Sun 94°72°
Mon 94°71° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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