Middlesex Fells Reservation

Crystal Spring Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 350 ft · 57 min

Crystal Spring Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Haywardville, MA. It climbs 350 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi92 – 249 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.46795, -71.08471
Nearest town Haywardville, MA

Directions

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Crystal Spring Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 350 ft · 57 min

Elevation 91–249 ft

Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: 42.46795, -71.08471

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 706 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto blue trail, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miBear right onto Crystal Spring Path, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 50 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. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Path, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miBear right onto orange trail, heading N.
  19. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 100 ftTurn left onto blue trail, heading NE.
  21. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 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 surface

80% dirt2% paved18% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 76°F67°
Precip80%Wind8 mphUV2Humidity80%
Rained 0.8″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 9% rain4 AM: 29% rain5 AM: 58% rain6 AM: 64% rain7 AM: 52% rain8 AM: 59% rain9 AM: 39% rain10 AM: 78% rain11 AM: 79% rain12 PM: 73% rain1 PM: 80% rain2 PM: 66% rain3 PM: 59% rain4 PM: 41% rain5 PM: 38% rain6 PM: 28% rain7 PM: 28% rain8 PM: 23% rain9 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Tue 82°62°
Wed 83°63°
Thu 90°70° 15%
Fri 97°73° 26%
Sat 93°71° 40%
Sun 96°70°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Walton Pk @ Orris St stop 706 m from the trailhead

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