Midstate Trail is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near East Village, MA. It climbs 627 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi515 – 827 ft · steepest grade: 15%12.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Southern New England Railway 42.07061, -71.85182
Nearest town East Village, MA
Directions
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Midstate Trail
11.5 mi · ▲ 627 ft · 4 hr 9 min
Elevation 514–827 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: Southern New England Railway · 42.07061, -71.85182
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start on Southern New England Railway, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.7 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Southern New England Railway, heading SW.
- 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
10% dirt90% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F61°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity86%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (2.1″ 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
81°63°
Thu
87°68°
47%
Fri
93°71°
30%
Sat
91°70°
40%
Sun
93°71°
Mon
93°72°
19%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Southern New England Railway Trailhead
- 200 Sportsmen Club & Bare Hill via Southern New England Railway 4.2 mi · ▲ 321 ft
- Beaver Pond via Southern New England Railway 6.5 mi · ▲ 461 ft
- Midstate Trail 11.6 mi · ▲ 627 ft
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