Middlesex Fells Reservation

Melrose Rock–Middlesex Fells Reservation Viewpoint, 3 summits

1.1 mi · ▲ 92 ft · 25 min

Melrose Rock–Middlesex Fells Reservation Viewpoint, 3 summits is a 1.1-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Haywardville, MA. The route passes Melrose Rock before reaching Middlesex Fells Reservation Viewpoint at the turnaround, 0.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 92 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi148 – 266 ft1.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.44961, -71.08615
Nearest town Haywardville, MA

Directions

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Melrose Rock–Middlesex Fells Reservation Viewpoint, 3 summits

1.1 mi · ▲ 92 ft · 25 min

Elevation 146–265 ft

Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: 42.44961, -71.08615

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

Transit-accessible: 3 Woodland Rd stop 385 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Pipe Line Road, heading S.
  3. 100 ftSharp left onto Rock Circuit Trail, heading E.
  4. 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 300 ftTurn left onto Wyoming Path, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Rock Circuit Trail, heading SE.
  8. 250 ftSharp left onto Rock Circuit Connector, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miPass Middlesex Fells Reservation Viewpoint.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftReach Melrose Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 250 ftContinue straight onto Rock Circuit Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 200 ftSharp right onto Pipe Line Road, heading W.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 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

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 3 Woodland Rd stop 385 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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