Quarry Spring–Bellevue Pond Loop, 5 sights
1.1 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 27 min
Quarry Spring–Bellevue Pond Loop, 5 sights is a 1.1-mile loop in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Medford, MA. The route passes Panther Cave, Bellevue Pond and Quarry Spring. It is mostly level, with 174 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Quarry Spring–Bellevue Pond Loop, 5 sights
1.1 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 27 min
Elevation 79–245 ft
Loop · Middlesex Fells Reservation
Trailhead: 42.43221, -71.11195
Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 69° · precip 81% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Transit-accessible: Fellsway W @ S Border Rd stop 713 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left onto Middle Road, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Red Cross Path, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Panther Cave.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Skyline Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftPass Bellevue Pond.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Quarry Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Quarry Spring.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Skyline Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Wright's Tower Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Quarry Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto South Border Road Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Middle Road, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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: Fellsway W @ S Border Rd stop 713 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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