Crystal Spring Trail
3 mi · ▲ 353 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Crystal Spring Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Haywardville, MA. It climbs 353 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi92 – 279 ft3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Whip Hill Path 42.46373, -71.08227
Nearest town Haywardville, MA
Directions
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Crystal Spring Trail
3 mi · ▲ 353 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 91–277 ft
Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation
Trailhead: Whip Hill Path · 42.46373, -71.08227
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Walton Pk @ Orris St stop 700 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Crystal Spring Path, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Wyoming Path, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Reservoir Access Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left onto Cross Fells Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Reservoir Access Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wyoming Path, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Pipe Line Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Path, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
70% dirt17% gravel13% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Walton Pk @ Orris St stop 700 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 2 mi · out & back · via Crystal Spring Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Crystal Spring Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Crystal Spring Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Crystal Spring Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Crystal Spring Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Crystal Spring Trail
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