Middlesex Fells Reservation

Crystal Spring Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 378 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Crystal Spring Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Haywardville, MA. It climbs 378 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi92 – 279 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.46685, -71.08360
Nearest town Haywardville, MA

Directions

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Crystal Spring Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 378 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 91–277 ft

Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: 42.46685, -71.08360

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

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Walton Pk @ Orris St stop 630 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto blue trail, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miBear right onto Crystal Spring Path, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto Crystal Spring Road, heading W.
  10. 350 ftTurn left onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading S.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  16. 500 ftTurn left onto Wyoming Path, heading E.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Reservoir Access Road, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  19. 200 ftContinue straight onto Rock Circuit Connector, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right onto Jerry Jingle Road, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Rock Circuit Connector, heading SE.
  23. 0.2 miSharp right onto Reservoir Access Road, heading SW.
  24. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wyoming Path, heading SE.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  26. 500 ftBear right, heading NW.
  27. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading NE.
  30. 250 ftTurn right onto Pipe Line Road, heading N.
  31. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading NW.
  32. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  33. 200 ftTurn right onto Crystal Spring Road, heading N.
  34. 350 ftBear left onto Crystal Spring Path, heading N.
  35. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  36. 0.2 miBear right onto orange trail, heading N.
  37. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  38. 100 ftTurn left onto blue trail, heading N.
  39. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  40. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  41. 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

60% dirt16% gravel6% paved18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Walton Pk @ Orris St stop 630 m from the trailhead

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