Wildlands Trust - Crystal Spring Preserve

Red Trail

3 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Red Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Wildlands Trust - Crystal Spring Preserve near Wampum Rock, MA. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi233 – 361 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.03044, -71.32846
Nearest town Wampum Rock, MA

Directions

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Red Trail

3 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 232–362 ft

Out & Back · Wildlands Trust - Crystal Spring Preserve

Trailhead: 42.03044, -71.32846

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  14. 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
  15. 300 ftTurn left onto Red Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Red Trail, heading E.
  18. 250 ftReach Red Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 300 ftBear left onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Red Trail, heading SE.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 300 ftSharp left, heading W.
  23. 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  26. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  28. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  29. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  30. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  33. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  34. 200 ftSharp left, heading E.
  35. 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

2% dirt98% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity77%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 82°63°
Thu 86°70° 33%
Fri 95°71° 26%
Sat 94°70° 35%
Sun 95°71° 20%
Mon 96°72° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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