Crystal Spring Trail
2 mi · ▲ 237 ft · 47 min
Crystal Spring Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Haywardville, MA. It is mostly level, with 237 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Crystal Spring Trail
2 mi · ▲ 237 ft · 47 min
Elevation 91–249 ft
Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation
Trailhead: blue trail · 42.46521, -71.08201
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 76°F / low 67° · precip 80% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Transit-accessible: Walton Pk @ Orris St stop 580 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Crystal Spring Path, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Crystal Spring Road, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Pipe Line Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Crystal Spring Road, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left onto Crystal Spring Path, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto orange trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Transit-accessible: Walton Pk @ Orris St stop 580 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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