Middlesex Fells Reservation

Crystal Spring Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Crystal Spring Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Haywardville, MA. It climbs 348 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi92 – 279 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Crystal Spring Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 91–277 ft

Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: 42.46795, -71.08471

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

Dogs allowed on leash · 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 miBear right onto Crystal Spring Road, heading W.
  10. 350 ftTurn left onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading S.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  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 SE.
  18. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  19. 250 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 N.
  27. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  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 NW.
  31. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading NW.
  32. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  33. 150 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. 100 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

63% dirt15% gravel5% paved17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

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

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