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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: 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. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 350 ftContinue straight onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading S.
  9. 350 ftContinue straight onto Streeter Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading E.
  12. 7.3 miContinue straight onto Old Chestnut Street, heading E.
  13. 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

Sunrise 5:44 AMSunset 8:03 PM

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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