Middlesex Fells Reservation

Crystal Spring Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 344 ft · 56 min

Crystal Spring Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Haywardville, MA. It climbs 344 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 mi92 – 256 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.44972, -71.09022
Nearest town Haywardville, MA

Directions

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Crystal Spring Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 344 ft · 56 min

Elevation 91–257 ft

Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: 42.44972, -71.09022

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Transit-accessible: 3 Woodland Rd stop 221 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Reservoir Access Road, heading SE.
  5. 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
  6. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Pipe Line Road, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading N.
  11. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Path, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Whip Hill Path, heading E.
  14. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left onto Crystal Spring Path, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miBear right onto Pipe Line Road, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  25. 150 ftSharp right onto Reservoir Access Road, heading SE.
  26. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  28. 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 surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 8:02 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 3 Woodland Rd stop 221 m from the trailhead

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