The Spur Trail will take you through the Douglas woods twisting and winding along from the SNE (Grand Trunk) to the Southern New England Trunkline Trail.
These caches were placed by LGVHB – Last Green Valley Hiker Brothers, consisting of CacheDweeb & KochMedic. We’ve been hiking the Airline Trail, Tri-State Marker, and Southern New England Trunkline Trail for years and decided to bring our fellow geocachers to experience this wonderful area.
Douglas State Forest
Douglas State Forest is a 5,525-acre Massachusetts state forest located in the town of Douglas. It borders both Connecticut and Rhode Island and is managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. Forest features include Wallum Lake and a rare Atlantic white cedar swamp, 5 acres of which are designated as a Massachusetts Wildland.
Trails: A 7.8-mile (12.6 km) section of the Midstate Trail, a 92-mile-long (148 km) hiking trail running through central Massachusetts between the Rhode Island and New Hampshire borders, runs through the forest. A portion of the 22-mile-long (35 km) Southern New England Trunkline Trail also runs through the park. Trails are used for hiking, walking, mountain biking, horseback riding, and cross-country skiing. No motorized vehicles are permitted.
Wallum Lake: Facilities on the lake include a swimming beach, bathhouse, and ramp for both motorized and non-motorized boating.
The forest also offers picnicking, fishing, restricted hunting, and a group day-use area. At the southwest extreme of the park the tri-state marker, where Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island are cojoined, may be reached by a short off-shoot of the mid-state trail.