Gamlin Crystal Spring Conservation Area
Massapoag Pond–Upper Massapoag Pond, 4 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 45 min
Massapoag Pond–Upper Massapoag Pond, 4 sights is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Gamlin Crystal Spring Conservation Area near East Groton, MA. The route passes Upper Massapoag Pond before reaching Massapoag Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Massapoag Pond–Upper Massapoag Pond, 4 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 45 min
Elevation 188–227 ft
Out & Back · Gamlin Crystal Spring Conservation Area
Trailhead: Red Line Trail · 42.62512, -71.50264
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red Line Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Gamlin Esker Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftPass Upper Massapoag Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Red Line Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach Massapoag Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Gamlin Esker Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Red Line Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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More from Red Line Trail Trailhead
- Red Line Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 321 ft
- Bear Hill–Upper Massapoag Pond, 3 summits 1.9 mi · ▲ 177 ft
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