Middlesex Fells Reservation

Crystal Spring Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 436 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Crystal Spring Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Haywardville, MA. It climbs 436 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi92 – 279 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Crystal Spring Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 436 ft · 1 hr 21 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 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  16. 450 ftTurn left onto Wyoming Path, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Reservoir Access Road, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  19. 250 ftBear left onto Cross Fells Trail, heading SE.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  23. 250 ftSharp right onto Reservoir Access Road, heading SW.
  24. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wyoming Path, heading SE.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 500 ftBear right, heading NW.
  27. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading NW.
  30. 250 ftTurn right onto Pipe Line Road, heading NE.
  31. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading NW.
  32. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  33. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Path, heading N.
  34. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  35. 0.2 miBear right onto orange trail, heading NW.
  36. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  37. 50 ftTurn left onto blue trail, heading N.
  38. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  40. 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

69% dirt15% gravel1% paved15% 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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