Crystal Lake–Elginwood Pond, 3 lakes is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near South Middleton, MA. The route passes Crystal Lake and Elginwood Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi46 – 82 ft6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Russel Street Trailhead 42.56922, -71.02808
Nearest town South Middleton, MA
Directions
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Crystal Lake–Elginwood Pond, 3 lakes
5.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 47–80 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Russel Street Trailhead · 42.56922, -71.02808
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Independence Greenway, heading E.
- 2.1 miPass Crystal Lake.
- 50 ftPass Elginwood Pond.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Crystal Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 2.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
77% paved23% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 1.4″ yesterday (2.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed
83°62°
Thu
90°72°
26%
Fri
97°73°
30%
Sat
96°71°
46%
Sun
96°69°
15%
Mon
96°71°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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