Southern New England Trunkline Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near Douglas, MA. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi581 – 673 ft4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Southern New England Trunkline Trail 42.04735, -71.73891
Nearest town Douglas, MA
Directions
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Southern New England Trunkline Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 580–673 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: Southern New England Trunkline Trail · 42.04735, -71.73891
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 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 SW.
- 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 E.
- 1.8 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
90% dirt10% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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 Southern New England Trunkline Trail Trailhead
- Southern New England Trunkline Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 113 ft
- Grassy Pond & Streeter Trail via Southern New England Trunkline Trail 16.1 mi · ▲ 758 ft
- Kingsbury Pond–Border Trail, 3 sights 12.8 mi · ▲ 611 ft
- Southern New England Trunkline Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Benson Mountain Trail–Southern New England Trunkline Trail, 3 sights 10.7 mi · ▲ 432 ft
- Southern New England Trunkline Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 142 ft
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