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Middlesex Fells Reservation

Panther Cave & Red Cross Path via Middle Road

2.4 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 53 min

Panther Cave & Red Cross Path via Middle Road is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Symmes Corner, MA. The route reaches Panther Cave. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi98 – 210 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.43961, -71.12607
Nearest town Symmes Corner, MA
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Panther Cave & Red Cross Path via Middle Road

2.4 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 53 min

Elevation 97–209 ft

Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: 42.43961, -71.12607

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

Transit-accessible: Main Street @ Town Way stop 598 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Middle Road, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftTurn left onto Red Cross Path, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftPass Panther Cave.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miSharp left onto Middle Road, heading SW.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 150 ftBear left onto Ram's Head Road, heading W.
  20. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  25. 150 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/panther-cave-out-back

Trail surface

57% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Main Street @ Town Way stop 598 m from the trailhead

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