Middlesex Fells Reservation

Crystal Spring Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 299 ft · 51 min

Crystal Spring Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Haywardville, MA. It climbs 299 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi92 – 249 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.46685, -71.08360
Nearest town Haywardville, MA

Directions

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Crystal Spring Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 299 ft · 51 min

Elevation 91–249 ft

Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: 42.46685, -71.08360

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

Transit-accessible: Walton Pk @ Orris St stop 630 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto blue trail, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  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 S.
  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. 200 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. 100 ftTurn left onto blue trail, heading E.
  22. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 50 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

80% dirt9% paved11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Walton Pk @ Orris St stop 630 m from the trailhead

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