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Middlesex Fells Reservation

Cairn Hill–Pipe Line Road Loop, 3 sights

1 mi · ▲ 61 ft · 22 min

Cairn Hill–Pipe Line Road Loop, 3 sights is a 1-mile loop in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Haywardville, MA. The route reaches Cairn Hill. It is mostly level, with 61 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi210 – 279 ft1.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.44961, -71.08615
Nearest town Haywardville, MA
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Cairn Hill–Pipe Line Road Loop, 3 sights

1 mi · ▲ 61 ft · 22 min

Elevation 210–279 ft

Loop · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: 42.44961, -71.08615

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: 3 Woodland Rd stop 385 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Pipe Line Road, heading S.
  3. 500 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Access Road, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftPass Cairn Hill.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 150 ftSharp left onto Rock Circuit Connector, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 250 ftTurn left onto Rock Circuit Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Wyoming Path, heading N.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 300 ftTurn left onto Rock Circuit Trail, heading NW.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 200 ftSharp right onto Pipe Line Road, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cairn-hill-rock-circuit-trail-loop

Trail surface

25% gravel13% dirt62% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: 3 Woodland Rd stop 385 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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