Southern New England Trunkline Trail is a 16-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near Douglas, MA. It climbs 324 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi322 – 673 ft16.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Grand Trunk Trail 42.03747, -71.76458
Nearest town Douglas, MA
Directions
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Southern New England Trunkline Trail
16 mi · ▲ 324 ft · 5 hr 30 min
Elevation 320–673 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: Grand Trunk Trail · 42.03747, -71.76458
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start on Streeter Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Streeter Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading NE.
- 7.3 miContinue straight onto Old Chestnut Street, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 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 N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Streeter Trail, heading NE.
- 50 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
97% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity76%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (2.4″ 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
80°64°
Thu
88°69°
44%
Fri
93°71°
29%
Sat
90°68°
40%
Sun
93°66°
Mon
93°71°
19%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.8 mi in (~192 min). Leave by 4:32 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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 Grand Trunk Trail Trailhead
- Streeter Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Streeter Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Grand Trunk Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Schmidt Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Grand Trunk Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Midstate Trail & Stud Finder Loop 2.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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