89.6 miles
Distance
8,271 ft
Climb
-9,147 ft
Descent
1,999 ft
High Point
The Midstate Trail is a scenic footpath which runs 92 miles (148 km) through Worcester County, Massachusetts, from the Rhode Island border to the New Hampshire border, approximately 45 miles (72 km) west of Boston. The trail is considered highly accessible, scenic, and remarkably rural despite its proximity to urban Boston. The trail includes the summits of Mount Wachusett and Mount Watatic, as well as many interesting geologic, historic, and natural features.
Detailed Description
Midstate Trail - Complete is a 90 mile moderately popular intermediate route located near Massachusetts Massachusetts. This hike primary route can be used both directions. This route includes 90 trails. This route climbs 8,271 ft with a max elevation of 1,999 ft then descends -9,147 ft.
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Details
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Riding area
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Primary ActivityHike
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Other Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Trail Running
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Difficulty ratingBlue
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Route TypePoint to Point
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eBike Allowed
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Bike typeXC
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DirectionBoth Directions
More Stats for Midstate Trail - Complete mountain bike route
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Avg time21 hr 52 min
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Altitude change-875 ft
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Altitude min482 ft
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Altitude start1,552 ft
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Altitude end676 ft
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Grade-0.2%
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Grade max-109.2%
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Grade min50.5%
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Distance climb38 miles
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Distance down39 miles
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Distance flat12 miles
Directions
- Walk south on Wapack Trail/Midstate Trail.
- Continue for 2 kilometers.
- Turn right to stay on Wapack Trail/Midstate Trail.
- Continue for 1 kilometer.
- Walk southwest on Wapack Trail/Midstate Trail.
- Continue for 500 meters.
- Turn left onto Rindge State Road.
- Continue for 40 meters.
- Make a sharp right onto MST - Old Pierce Road.
- Continue for 800 meters.
- Turn left onto Midstate Trail - Fisher Hill.
- Continue for 3 kilometers.
- Bear right onto MST - Rte 101 / Ashby Rd.
- Continue for 300 meters.
- Make a sharp left onto MST - Holt Road.
- Continue for 200 meters.
- Turn right onto Midstate Trail - Mount Hunger.
- Continue for 5 kilometers.
- Walk southwest on Midstate Trail - Mount Hunger.
- Continue for 500 meters.
- Turn left onto Fitchburg Road.
- Continue for 100 meters.
- Turn right onto Midstate Trail - Muddy Pond.
- Continue for 5 kilometers.
- Walk west on Midstate Trail - Muddy Pond.
- Continue for 900 meters.
- Bear left onto Bragg Hill Road.
- Continue for 400 meters.
- Bear right onto MST - Oakmont Avenue.
- Continue for 600 meters.
- Bear right onto Oakmont Avenue.
- Continue for 50 meters.
- Turn left onto Midstate Trail - Oakmont to 2A/State Rd.
- Continue for 2 kilometers.
- Walk south on Midstate Trail - Oakmont to 2A/State Rd.
- Continue for 2 kilometers.
- Turn left onto State Road East.
- Continue for 100 meters.
- Make a sharp right onto Battles Road.
- Continue for 60 meters.
- Keep straight to stay on Battles Road.
- Continue for 100 meters.
- Turn left onto Midstate Trail Up and Over (Rt2 to 2A).
- Continue for 1 kilometer.
- Bear right onto MST - Wyman Road.
- Continue for 300 meters.
- Make a sharp left onto MST - Barrett Lane.
- Continue for 50 meters.
- Turn right onto Midstate Trail - Barrett Ln to Narrows Rd.
- Continue for 1 kilometer.
- Walk east on Midstate Trail - Barrett Ln to Narrows Rd.
- Continue for 200 meters.
- Bear left onto MST - Stone Hill Road.
- Continue for 200 meters.
- Turn left onto Midstate Trail - Crow Hills.
- Continue for 4 kilometers.
- Walk southeast on Midstate Trail - Crow Hills.
- Continue for 2.5 kilometers.
- Walk west on Midstate Trail - Redemption Rock.
- Continue for 200 meters.
- Bear right onto Midstate Trail - Wachusett Parking Lot.
- Continue for 100 meters.
- Walk northwest on Midstate / Balance Rock Trail.
- Continue for 600 meters.
- Bear left onto Midstate / Old Indian Trail - North.
- Continue for 300 meters.
- Turn right onto Midstate / Semuhenna Trail - North.
- Continue for 700 meters.
- Walk southeast on Midstate / Semuhenna Trail - North.
- Continue for 100 meters.
- Turn left onto Midstate / West Side Trail - East.
- Continue for 400 meters.
- Turn right onto Midstate / Old Indian Trail - South.
- Continue for 600 meters.
- Bear left onto Midstate / Wachusett Summit Connector.
- Continue for 30 meters.
- Walk southeast on Midstate / Wachusett Summit Connector.
- Continue for 100 meters.
- Keep right to take Midstate / Mountain House Trail - Upper.
- Continue for less than 10 meters.
- Keep straight to stay on Midstate / Mountain House Trail - Upper.
- Continue for less than 10 meters.
- Keep straight to stay on Midstate / Mountain House Trail - Upper.
- Continue for less than 10 meters.
- Keep left to stay on Midstate / Mountain House Trail - Upper.
- Continue for 30 meters.
- Keep left to stay on Midstate / Mountain House Trail - Upper.
- Continue for 50 meters.
- Keep left to stay on Midstate / Mountain House Trail - Upper.
- Continue for 10 meters.
- Keep straight to stay on Midstate / Mountain House Trail - Upper.
- Continue for 10 meters.
- Keep straight to stay on Midstate / Mountain House Trail - Upper.
- Continue for 10 meters.
- Walk southwest on Midstate / Harrington Trail - Lower.
- Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
- Bear right onto Dicken's / Midstate Trail.
- Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
- Keep right to take Midstate / Chapman Trail - Wachusett Meadows.
- Continue for 1 kilometer.
- Walk south on Midstate / Chapman Trail - Wachusett Meadows.
- Continue for 70 meters.
- Turn right onto MST - Goodnow Road.
- Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
- Bear right onto Gates Road.
- Continue for 100 meters.
- Turn left onto Midstate / Charbrook Trail.
- Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
- Walk west on Midstate / Charbrook Trail.
- Continue for 400 meters.
- Turn left onto MST - Old Colony Road.
- Continue for 1 kilometer.
- Turn right onto Hubbardston Road.
- Continue for less than 10 meters.
- Keep left to take Old Colony Road Extension.
- Continue for 400 meters.
- Turn left onto Midstate / Old Colony Path.
- Continue for 800 meters.
- Walk south on Midstate / Old Colony Path.
- Continue for 200 meters.
- Turn right onto Midstate / Savage Hill Road - Central.
- Continue for 500 meters.
- Turn left onto Midstate / Savage Hill Trail.
- Continue for 2 kilometers.
- Make a sharp left onto MST - Paddock Road.
- Continue for 200 meters.
- Make a sharp right onto MST - Bushy Lane.
- Continue for 800 meters.
- Turn left onto Pommogussett Road.
- Continue for 40 meters.
- Walk north on Pommogussett Road.
- Continue for 40 meters.
- Turn left onto Midstate Trail - Davis St to Bushy Ln.
- Continue for 300 meters.
- Bear left onto MST - Davis Street.
- Continue for 800 meters.
- Turn left onto MST - Rte 68 / East County Road.
- Continue for 90 meters.
- Make a sharp left onto MST - Intervale Road.
- Continue for 200 meters.
- Turn left onto Midstate Trail - Intervale Rd by East Branch Ware River.
- Continue for 1 kilometer.
- Bear right onto Midstate Trail - Brigham Rd to Intervale Rd.
- Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
- Walk northwest on Midstate Trail - Brigham Rd to Intervale Rd.
- Continue for 2.5 kilometers.
- Turn right onto Brigham Rd.
- Continue for 70 meters.
- Make a sharp left onto MST - Tracy Road East.
- Continue for 1 kilometer.
- Bear left onto Midstate Trail - Tracy Rd to Coldbrook Rd.
- Continue for 400 meters.
- Turn left onto MST - Coldbrook Road Central.
- Continue for 800 meters.
- Turn left onto Midstate Trail - Barre Falls to Ruben Walker Road.
- Continue for 1 kilometer.
- Walk south on Midstate Trail - Barre Falls to Ruben Walker Road.
- Continue for 3 kilometers.
- Turn left onto MST - Pine Plain Road.
- Continue for 2.5 kilometers.
- Walk east on MST - Pine Plain Road.
- Continue for 500 meters.
- Turn left onto Midstate Trail - Mass Central Rail Trail to Whitehall Road.
- Continue for 600 meters.
- Walk southeast on Midstate Trail - Rte 122 to Crawford.
- Continue for 1 kilometer.
- Turn left onto Midstate Trail - E Hill to Crawford - North.
- Continue for 800 meters.
- Bear left onto Midstate Trail - E Hill to Crawford - South.
- Continue for 900 meters.
- Turn right onto Midstate Trail - Long Pond to East Hill Rd.
- Continue for 500 meters.
- Walk south on Midstate Trail - Long Pond to East Hill Rd.
- Continue for 40 meters.
- Bear right onto Midstate Trail - East Hill Rd to Sampson's Pebble.
- Continue for 2 kilometers.
- Walk southwest on Midstate Trail - East Hill Rd to Sampson's Pebble.
- Continue for 2 kilometers.
- Walk east on Midstate Trail - Sampson's Pebble to Browning Pond Rd.
- Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
- Turn left onto MST - Browning Pond Road - West.
- Continue for 300 meters.
- Turn left onto MST - Browning Pond Circle.
- Continue for 200 meters.
- Turn right onto Midstate Trail - Browning Pond Cir to Browning Pond Rd.
- Continue for 500 meters.
- Walk northeast on Midstate Trail - Browning Pond Cir to Browning Pond Rd.
- Continue for 300 meters.
- Turn left onto MST - Browning Pond Road - East.
- Continue for 200 meters.
- Turn right.
- Continue for 400 meters.
- Turn left onto Midstate Trail - Rte 31 to McCormick Rd.
- Continue for 400 meters.
- Walk south on Midstate Trail - Rte 31 to McCormick Rd.
- Continue for 600 meters.
- Turn right onto Mccormack Road.
- Continue for 100 meters.
- Turn left onto Waite Road N.
- Continue for 500 meters.
- Bear left onto Midstate Trail - McCormick Road to Paxton Road.
- Continue for 1 kilometer.
- Walk south on Midstate Trail - McCormick Road to Paxton Road.
- Continue for 3 kilometers.
- Walk southeast on Midstate Trail - Paxton Road to Moose Hill Road.
- Continue for 3 kilometers.
- Bear right onto MST - Moose Hill Road.
- Continue for 400 meters.
- Bear left onto Midstate Trail - Moose Hill Road to Howard Hurley Road.
- Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
- Walk south on Midstate Trail - Howard Hurley Road to Bond Street.
- Continue for 900 meters.
- Bear left onto MST - Polar Spring Road.
- Continue for 500 meters.
- Bear left onto Midstate Trail - Polar Spring Road to Greenville Street.
- Continue for 3 kilometers.
- Turn left onto Midstate Trail - Candlewood Drive to R Jones Road.
- Continue for 100 meters.
- Walk west on Midstate Trail - Candlewood Drive to R Jones Road.
- Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
- Bear right onto Midstate Trail - R Jones Road to Ash Street.
- Continue for 1 kilometer.
- Walk southwest on Midstate Trail - R Jones Road to Ash Street.
- Continue for 300 meters.
- Turn left onto MST - Ash Street.
- Continue for 50 meters.
- Bear left onto Ash Street.
- Continue for 100 meters.
- Bear left onto MST - East Charlton Road.
- Continue for 2 kilometers.
- Bear left onto MST - Clark Road.
- Continue for 200 meters.
- Bear right onto MST - Borkum Road - North.
- Continue for 600 meters.
- Walk southeast on MST - Borkum Road - North.
- Continue for 100 meters.
- Turn right onto Midstate Trail - Borkum Road to Borkum Road.
- Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
- Walk south on Midstate Trail - Borkum Road to Borkum Road.
- Continue for 400 meters.
- Turn right onto Borkum Road.
- Continue for 200 meters.
- Bear right onto Wheelock Road.
- Continue for 1 kilometer.
- Turn right onto MST - Gould Road.
- Continue for 500 meters.
- Turn left onto Midstate Trail - Charlton Fay Mtn Farm.
- Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
- Walk south on Midstate Trail - Charlton Fay Mtn Farm.
- Continue for 200 meters.
- Turn left onto MST - Northside Road.
- Continue for 700 meters.
- Turn left onto Midstate Trail - Charlton Brackett Hill.
- Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
- Walk east on Midstate Trail - Charlton Brackett Hill.
- Continue for 200 meters.
- Make a sharp right onto Carroll Hill Road.
- Continue for 70 meters.
- Bear left onto MST - Carroll Hill Road.
- Continue for 100 meters.
- Bear left onto Midstate Trail - Charlton Cow Tunnel.
- Continue for 700 meters.
- Turn right onto Old Worcester Road.
- Continue for 30 meters.
- Make a sharp left onto Boucher Drive.
- Continue for 100 meters.
- Turn left onto Midstate Trail - Charlton East.
- Continue for 2 kilometers.
- Walk northeast on Midstate Trail - Charlton East.
- Continue for 200 meters.
- Turn right onto MST - Richardson Corner Road.
- Continue for 200 meters.
- Turn left onto MST - Turner Road.
- Continue for 1 kilometer.
- Turn right onto Buffum Road.
- Continue for 2 kilometers.
- Turn right onto Midstate Trail - HVD West.
- Continue for 800 meters.
- Bear left to stay on Midstate Trail - HVD West.
- Continue for 100 meters.
- Turn left to stay on Midstate Trail - HVD West.
- Continue for 200 meters.
- Bear left onto Midstate Trail - Railbed - North.
- Continue for 200 meters.
- Turn right onto Midstate Trail - Down to the Rocky Hill Bridge.
- Continue for 300 meters.
- Walk southeast on Midstate Trail - Down to the Rocky Hill Bridge.
- Continue for 500 meters.
- Bear left onto Midstate Trail - HVD Link 1.
- Continue for 300 meters.
- Bear left onto MST - Rocky Hill Road.
- Continue for 800 meters.
- Turn right onto MST - Rte 12 / Main Street.
- Continue for 50 meters.
- Bear left onto MST - Dana Road.
- Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
- Make a sharp right onto MST - Brown Road.
- Continue for 2 kilometers.
- Make a sharp left onto MST - Lovett Road.
- Continue for 500 meters.
- Bear right onto MST - Sacarrappa Road.
- Continue for 700 meters.
- Walk southeast on MST - Sacarrappa Road.
- Continue for 800 meters.
- Turn left onto MST - Sutton Avenue.
- Continue for 2.5 kilometers.
- Turn right onto MST - Douglas Road.
- Continue for 3 kilometers.
- Walk southeast on MST - NorthWest Main Street.
- Continue for 20 meters.
- Turn right onto Midstate North - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 900 meters.
- Walk south on Midstate North - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 1 kilometer.
- Walk west on Midstate North - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 600 meters.
- Keep left to stay on Midstate North - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 200 meters.
- Turn left to stay on Midstate North - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 200 meters.
- Keep left to stay on Midstate North - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 1 kilometer.
- Walk south on Midstate North - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 200 meters.
- Turn left to stay on Midstate North - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 700 meters.
- Turn right to stay on Midstate North - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 1 kilometer.
- Walk southeast on Midstate North - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 200 meters.
- Turn right onto Midstate Central - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 1 kilometer.
- Walk south on Midstate Central - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 2 kilometers.
- Turn left onto Midstate Trail - Grand Trunk Trail - Central.
- Continue for 200 meters.
- Turn right onto Midstate Trail - Streeter Trail - Central.
- Continue for 700 meters.
- Make a sharp right onto Midstate Trail - Aldrich Pond.
- Continue for 50 meters.
- Walk southwest on Midstate Trail - Aldrich Pond.
- Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
- Turn right onto Midstate South - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 800 meters.
- Turn left to stay on Midstate South - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 90 meters.
- Keep right to stay on Midstate South - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 60 meters.
- Keep right to stay on Midstate South - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 50 meters.
- Keep straight to stay on Midstate South - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 60 meters.
- Keep straight to stay on Midstate South - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 60 meters.
- Keep straight to stay on Midstate South - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 60 meters.
- Keep straight to stay on Midstate South - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 40 meters.
- Turn right to stay on Midstate South - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 20 meters.
- Keep right to stay on Midstate South - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 80 meters.
- Keep right to stay on Midstate South - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 100 meters.
- Turn left to stay on Midstate South - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 10 meters.
- Keep right to stay on Midstate South - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 20 meters.
- Keep left to stay on Midstate South - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 20 meters.
- Keep straight to stay on Midstate South - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 60 meters.
- Bear right to stay on Midstate South - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 40 meters.
- Turn left to stay on Midstate South - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 100 meters.
- Keep right to stay on Midstate South - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 80 meters.
- Keep right to stay on Midstate South - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 30 meters.
- Keep left to stay on Midstate South - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 60 meters.
- Keep straight to stay on Midstate South - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 100 meters.
- Keep straight to stay on Midstate South - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 70 meters.
- Keep right to stay on Midstate South - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 50 meters.
- Keep right to stay on Midstate South - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 90 meters.
- Keep straight to stay on Midstate South - Douglas State Forest.
- Continue for 80 meters.
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