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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Red Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Red Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftReach Red Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear left onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Red Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 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
Weather
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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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