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Middlesex Fells Reservation

Crystal Spring Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 47 min

Crystal Spring Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Haywardville, MA. It climbs 288 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi92 – 246 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.44961, -71.08615
Nearest town Haywardville, MA
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Crystal Spring Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 47 min

Elevation 91–246 ft

Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: 42.44961, -71.08615

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

Transit-accessible: 3 Woodland Rd stop 385 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Pipe Line Road, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading N.
  4. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Crystal Spring Road, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftBear left onto Crystal Spring Path, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Whip Hill Path, heading E.
  8. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Crystal Spring Path, heading E.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miBear right onto Crystal Spring Road, heading SW.
  12. 350 ftTurn left onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading SW.
  13. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miBear right onto Pipe Line Road, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/crystal-spring-trail-out-back-3-km-20d3

Trail surface

80% dirt8% paved12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 3 Woodland Rd stop 385 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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