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Middlesex Fells Reservation

Crystal Spring Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 51 min

Crystal Spring Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Wyoming, MA. It climbs 284 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi72 – 187 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.45268, -71.08014
Nearest town Wyoming, MA
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Crystal Spring Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 51 min

Elevation 71–188 ft

Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: 42.45268, -71.08014

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

Transit-accessible: Wyoming Ave @ Ravine Rd stop 263 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miBear right onto Pine Grove Path, heading NW.
  3. 500 ftContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading NW.
  4. 450 ftTurn right onto Pipe Line Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading N.
  6. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Path, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Whip Hill Path, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Crystal Spring Path, heading E.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading SW.
  13. 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pine Grove Path, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/crystal-spring-trail-out-back-3-km-7d35

Trail surface

80% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Wyoming Ave @ Ravine Rd stop 263 m from the trailhead

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