Middlesex Fells Reservation

Crystal Spring Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 293 ft · 55 min

Crystal Spring Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Haywardville, MA. It climbs 293 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi92 – 249 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.46795, -71.08471
Nearest town Haywardville, MA

Directions

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Crystal Spring Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 293 ft · 55 min

Elevation 91–249 ft

Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: 42.46795, -71.08471

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

Transit-accessible: Walton Pk @ Orris St stop 706 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto blue trail, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miBear right onto Crystal Spring Path, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto Crystal Spring Road, heading W.
  10. 350 ftTurn left onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading S.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miBear right onto Pipe Line Road, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading N.
  15. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 150 ftTurn right onto Crystal Spring Road, heading N.
  17. 350 ftBear left onto Crystal Spring Path, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miBear right onto orange trail, heading N.
  20. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto blue trail, heading E.
  22. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

82% dirt8% paved10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Walton Pk @ Orris St stop 706 m from the trailhead

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