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Middlesex Fells Reservation

Crystal Spring Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 344 ft · 52 min

Crystal Spring Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Haywardville, MA. It climbs 344 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi92 – 256 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.44951, -71.08819
Nearest town Haywardville, MA
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Crystal Spring Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 344 ft · 52 min

Elevation 91–257 ft

Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: 42.44951, -71.08819

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

Transit-accessible: 3 Woodland Rd stop 280 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Pipe Line Road, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading N.
  7. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Path, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Whip Hill Path, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Crystal Spring Path, heading E.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miBear right onto Pipe Line Road, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  21. 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-4-km-c7fd

Trail surface

79% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 3 Woodland Rd stop 280 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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