Best hikes in Middlesex Fells Reservation
Ambleway maps 37 hikes in Middlesex Fells Reservation, from a 1.0-mile walk to a 6.1-mile day out. The biggest climb is Crag 1 via Crystal Spring Trail, gaining 431 ft, and the network tops out at 308 ft. 30 start within walking range of public transit.
- Cairn Hill–Pipe Line Road Loop, 3 sights 1 mi · ▲ 61 ft
- Whip Hill & Crystal Spring Trail Loop 1 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Quarry Spring–Bellevue Pond Loop, 5 sights 1.1 mi · ▲ 174 ft
- Wanapanaquin Hill–North Reservoir, 3 lakes 1.1 mi · ▲ 86 ft
- Wamoset Hill–Spot Pond Loop, 4 summits 1.2 mi · ▲ 89 ft
- Bear Hill–Winthrop Hill Loop, 5 summits 1.2 mi · ▲ 173 ft
- Winthrop Hill–Taylor Mountain, 3 summits 1.5 mi · ▲ 174 ft
- Spot Pond–Shiner Pool, 5 sights 1.6 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Split Rock via Crystal Spring Trail 1.8 mi · ▲ 212 ft
- Silver Mine Hill–South Reservoir, 5 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 143 ft
- Pasture Hill & Rock Hill Loop via Ram's Head Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 174 ft
- Middlesex Fells Reservation Viewpoint & Long Pond via Nanepashemet Road 2 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Whitmore Brook Road 2 mi · ▲ 288 ft
- Long Pond & Cranberry Pond Path via Nanepashemet Road 2 mi · ▲ 278 ft
- Bellevue Pond & Panther Cave Loop via Middle Road 2 mi · ▲ 195 ft
- Ram's Head Road 2 mi · ▲ 118 ft
- Crystal Spring Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 299 ft
- East Dam Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 326 ft
- Wenepoykin Hill via East Dam Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 386 ft
- rock sofa–North Reservoir Loop, 5 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Slanted Boulder–Theta Boulder, 8 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 199 ft
- Jerry Jingle Road via Rock Circuit Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 375 ft
- Panther Cave & Red Cross Path via Middle Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Pine Hill–Skyline Viewpoint, 4 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 394 ft
- Shiner Pool & Pipe Line Road via Crystal Spring Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 355 ft
- Rock Hill–Bellevue Pond Loop, 3 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 284 ft
- Melrose Rock–Cascade Falls, 3 summits 2.9 mi · ▲ 348 ft
- Black Rock–Melrose Rock, 5 summits 3 mi · ▲ 415 ft
- South Reservoir–Bellevue Pond, 4 lakes 3.1 mi · ▲ 328 ft
- Gerry Hill & South Reservoir via Brooks Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 322 ft
- Boojum Rock–Cairn Hill, 4 summits 3.2 mi · ▲ 332 ft
- Pinnacle Rock–Crag 1, 4 viewpoints 3.3 mi · ▲ 413 ft
- Crag 1 via Crystal Spring Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 431 ft
- Rock Circuit Viewpoint–Shiner Pool, 3 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 376 ft
- Quarter Mile Pond–Shiner Pool, 3 lakes 3.5 mi · ▲ 404 ft
- Grinding Rock Hill–South Reservoir, 5 sights 5 mi · ▲ 286 ft
- North Reservoir–South Reservoir, 7 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 395 ft