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Middlesex Fells Reservation

Shiner Pool & Pipe Line Road via Crystal Spring Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 355 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Shiner Pool & Pipe Line Road via Crystal Spring Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Haywardville, MA. The route reaches Shiner Pool at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 355 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi92 – 272 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: yellow trail 42.46565, -71.08147
Nearest town Haywardville, MA
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Shiner Pool & Pipe Line Road via Crystal Spring Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 355 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 91–274 ft

Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: yellow trail · 42.46565, -71.08147

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

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Walton Pk @ Orris St stop 516 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto Crystal Spring Path, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading SW.
  5. 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miBear right onto Pipe Line Road, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Reservoir Access Road, heading S.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Rock Circuit Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right onto Hemlock Pool Road, heading S.
  11. 150 ftReach Shiner Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 100 ftSharp left onto Rock Circuit Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Reservoir Access Road, heading W.
  14. 150 ftTurn left onto Pipe Line Road, heading W.
  15. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading N.
  16. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Path, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miBear right onto orange trail, heading NE.
  20. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rock-circuit-viewpoint-middlesex-fells-reservoir-out-back-4-lakes-5-km-2be3

Trail surface

76% dirt4% gravel3% paved17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Walton Pk @ Orris St stop 516 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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