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Middlesex Fells Reservation

Shiner Pool & Pipe Line Road via Hemlock Pool Road

2 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 49 min

Shiner Pool & Pipe Line Road via Hemlock Pool Road is a 2-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Haywardville, MA. The route reaches Shiner Pool at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It climbs 290 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi62 – 272 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.45659, -71.08332
Nearest town Haywardville, MA
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Shiner Pool & Pipe Line Road via Hemlock Pool Road

2 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 49 min

Elevation 64–274 ft

Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: 42.45659, -71.08332

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

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Wyoming Ave @ Fellsway E stop 56 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Pipe Line Road, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Reservoir Access Road, heading S.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Rock Circuit Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Hemlock Pool Road, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 400 ftReach Shiner Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 500 ftTurn right onto Rock Circuit Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Reservoir Access Road, heading N.
  12. 150 ftTurn left onto Pipe Line Road, heading NE.
  13. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading N.
  14. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 0.1 miArrive 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/shiner-pool-pipe-line-road-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

61% dirt17% paved2% gravel20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Wyoming Ave @ Fellsway E stop 56 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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