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These caches were placed by LGVHB – Last Green Valley Hiker Brothers, consisting of CacheDweeb & Kochmedic. We’ve been hiking the Air Line Trail, Tri-State Marker, and Southern New England Trunkline Trail for years and decided to bring our fellow geocachers to experience this wonderful area.
The Southern New England Trunkline Trail (SNETT) runs approximately 22 miles from the Franklin State Forest on the east, to the Douglas State Forest on the west. It passes through the towns of Douglas, Uxbridge, Millville, Blackstone, Bellingham, and Franklin, and is one of the longest trails in southern Massachusetts. Most of the six towns have clearly marked trail entrances, but a large portion of the trail is unimproved. The trail is currently utilized by bicyclists, cross-country skiers, equestrians, and hikers, but in places, it can be overgrown, wet, and rutted. Off-Highway Vehicles (OHVs) are not allowed on the SNETT.
The SNETT connects to many existing and proposed state and interstate trails. The SNETT comprises the eastern-most section of the larger Titanic Rail Trail, which will extend from Blackstone to Palmer in the Pioneer Valley. To the southwest, the SNETT in Douglas is the main connection to the inter-state Airline Trail, starting in Thompson, Connecticut. In the towns of Uxbridge, Millville, and Blackstone, the SNETT is concurrent with the Blackstone River Bikeway, which will connect to Worcester in the north and Rhode Island to the south. Within Douglas State Forest, the SNETT intersects the Mid-State Trail, one of the Commonwealth’s long-distance hiking trails.