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.
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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 Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 67° · precip 80% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Transit-accessible: Main Street @ Town Way stop 598 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Middle Road, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Red Cross Path, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Panther Cave.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Middle Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Ram's Head Road, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Transit-accessible: Main Street @ Town Way stop 598 m from the trailhead
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