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
Directions
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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 Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 47° · precip 55% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 2.1 miPass Elginwood Pond.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Independence Greenway, heading S.
- 300 ftReach Crystal Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 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 surface
75% paved24% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 62°F47°
Precip55%Wind3 mphUV2Humidity94%
Rained 0.5″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:47 PM
Mon
67°55°
51%
Tue
58°50°
Wed
60°50°
Thu
62°48°
20%
Fri
61°51°
38%
Sat
59°51°
44%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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