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Middlesex Fells Reservation

Crystal Spring Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 45 min

Crystal Spring Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Haywardville, MA. It is mostly level, with 231 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi92 – 249 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Whip Hill Path 42.46373, -71.08227
Nearest town Haywardville, MA
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Crystal Spring Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 45 min

Elevation 91–249 ft

Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: Whip Hill Path · 42.46373, -71.08227

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

Transit-accessible: Walton Pk @ Orris St stop 700 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Crystal Spring Path, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto Crystal Spring Road, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftTurn left onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading W.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto Pipe Line Road, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading N.
  9. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 200 ftTurn right onto Crystal Spring Road, heading N.
  11. 350 ftBear left onto Crystal Spring Path, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 0.2 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-spring-trail-out-back-3-km-8862

Trail surface

88% dirt8% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Walton Pk @ Orris St stop 700 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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