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.
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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 Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 76°F / low 67° · precip 80% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Walton Pk @ Orris St stop 516 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Crystal Spring Path, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Pipe Line Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Reservoir Access Road, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Rock Circuit Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Hemlock Pool Road, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Shiner Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Rock Circuit Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Reservoir Access Road, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Pipe Line Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Path, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto orange trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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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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