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Willis Woods

Crystal Lake–Elginwood Pond, 3 lakes

5.8 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 2 hr

Crystal Lake–Elginwood Pond, 3 lakes is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Willis Woods near South Middleton, MA. The route passes Crystal Lake before reaching Elginwood Pond at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 143 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 174 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.56351, -71.03833
Nearest town South Middleton, MA
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Crystal Lake–Elginwood Pond, 3 lakes

5.8 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 47–173 ft

Out & Back · Willis Woods

Trailhead: 42.56351, -71.03833

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 2.1 miPass Elginwood Pond.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Independence Greenway, heading S.
  7. 300 ftReach Crystal Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 2.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miArrive 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/crystal-lake-elginwood-pond-out-back-5-lakes-9-km-ba1a

Trail surface

75% paved24% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F61°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 82°62°
Thu 90°72° 26%
Fri 96°73° 29%
Sat 96°70° 45%
Sun 96°68° 15%
Mon 96°71° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 5 min before dark.

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