Southern New England Trunkline Trail is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near Ironstone, MA. It climbs 408 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
Directions
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Southern New England Trunkline Trail
16.1 mi · ▲ 408 ft · 5 hr 34 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
- Start on Old Chestnut Street, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading W.
- 7.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Streeter Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Streeter Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Streeter Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading SE.
- 7.3 miContinue straight onto Old Chestnut Street, heading E.
- 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
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
Other ways to reach this destination
- 5.1 mi · loop · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 16.1 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 12.3 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 7 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
More from Old Chestnut Street Trailhead
- Southern New England Trunkline Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 169 ft
- Southern New England Trunkline Trail 16.1 mi · ▲ 379 ft
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