Rock Circuit Viewpoint–Shiner Pool, 3 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 376 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Rock Circuit Viewpoint–Shiner Pool, 3 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Haywardville, MA. The route passes Shiner Pool before reaching Rock Circuit Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 376 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rock Circuit Viewpoint–Shiner Pool, 3 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 376 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 91–257 ft
Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation
Trailhead: 42.46795, -71.08471
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 706 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto blue trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Crystal Spring Path, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Crystal Spring Road, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Pipe Line Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Reservoir Access Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Shiner Pool.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Rock Circuit Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Woodland Path, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Circuit Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Rock Circuit Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Woodland Path, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Circuit Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Reservoir Access Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Pipe Line Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Crystal Spring Road, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Crystal Spring Path, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto orange trail, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto blue trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, 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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Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Walton Pk @ Orris St stop 706 m from the trailhead
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