Quarter Mile Pond–Shiner Pool, 4 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 350 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Quarter Mile Pond–Shiner Pool, 4 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Haywardville, MA. The route passes Shiner Pool before reaching Quarter Mile Pond at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 350 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Quarter Mile Pond–Shiner Pool, 4 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 350 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 91–274 ft
Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation
Trailhead: blue trail · 42.46521, -71.08201
Weather Aug 4: 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 580 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Crystal Spring Path, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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.
- 0.1 miPass Shiner Pool.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Hemlock Pool Road, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Reservoir Access Road, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Circuit Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Woodland Path, heading S.
- 450 ftReach Quarter Mile Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Rock Circuit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Reservoir Access Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Hemlock Pool Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Rock Circuit Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Reservoir Access Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Pipe Line Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Path, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto orange trail, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Walton Pk @ Orris St stop 580 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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