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Willis Woods

Ipswich River Reservoir–Crystal Lake, 4 lakes

6.3 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Ipswich River Reservoir–Crystal Lake, 4 lakes is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Willis Woods near West Peabody, MA. The route passes Crystal Lake and Elginwood Pond before reaching Ipswich River Reservoir at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 125 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.54494, -70.99631
Nearest town West Peabody, MA
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Ipswich River Reservoir–Crystal Lake, 4 lakes

6.3 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 47–126 ft

Out & Back · Willis Woods

Trailhead: 42.54494, -70.99631

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Independence Greenway, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miPass Crystal Lake.
  4. 50 ftPass Elginwood Pond.
  5. 2.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftReach Ipswich River Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 2.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 350 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/ipswich-river-reservoir-crystal-lake-out-back-7-lakes-10-km

Trail surface

77% paved18% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 1.8″ yesterday (2.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 83°63°
Thu 92°71° 25%
Fri 98°74° 29%
Sat 94°71° 45%
Sun 95°70° 15%
Mon 99°78°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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