1.1 miles
Distance
118 ft
Climb
-92 ft
Descent
00:17:38
Avg time

Pain in the Pullman Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
    • Nordic Ski
  • Riding Area
    Douglas State Forest
    Douglas, Massachusetts
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Season
    avoid in spring
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #116441 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #20491 in Hiking
    • #1719 in Snowshoeing
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 65 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
    • 5 in Snowshoeing
    • 5 in Nordic Skiing
  • Land Owner
    Mass DCR

This trail is more difficult than most of the other blue rated trails in Douglas State Forest. The rock gardens are tricky and are often on steeper sections.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Pain in the Pullman multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    26 ft
  • Altitude min
    621 ft
  • Altitude max
    679 ft
  • Altitude start
    653 ft
  • Altitude end
    679 ft
  • Grade
    0.4%
  • Grade max
    -11.4%
  • Grade min
    11.8%
  • Distance climb
    2,720 ft
  • Distance down
    2,139 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,191 ft
  • Avg time
    00:17:38
  • Avg reverse time
    00:19:54
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      Pain in the Pullman Trail Reports

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      May 11, 2025 @ 3:55am
      May 11, 2025
      		 DSF Supervisor Joe Taylor cleared the tree
      May 9, 2025 @ 7:17am
      May 9, 2025
      		 Tree down , Close to the saddle and Paine in the Pullman intersection
      Dec 30, 2023 @ 9:38am
      Dec 30, 2023
      		 clear
      Sep 3, 2022 @ 8:08am
      Sep 3, 2022
      May 1, 2022 @ 10:26am
      May 1, 2022
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 6 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 20 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      All
      • 167 rides
      • Last: Jun 16, 2025

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      Dec 6, 2020 @ 2:16pm
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      Aug 13, 2019 @ 5:18pm
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      May 9, 2025 @ 7:17am
      May 9, 2025
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      Apr 23, 2020 @ 10:58am
      Apr 23, 2020

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