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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 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
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
More from Grand Trunk Trail Trailhead
- Southern New England Trunkline Trail 15.8 mi · ▲ 324 ft
- Dudley Pond via Southern New England Trunkline Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 114 ft
- Grand Trunk Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Grand Trunk Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Schmidt Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Streeter Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 56 ft
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