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

Directions

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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 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: 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 surface

61% dirt17% paved2% gravel20% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 76°F67°
Precip80%Wind8 mphUV2Humidity80%
Rained 0.8″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 9% rain4 AM: 29% rain5 AM: 58% rain6 AM: 64% rain7 AM: 52% rain8 AM: 59% rain9 AM: 39% rain10 AM: 78% rain11 AM: 79% rain12 PM: 73% rain1 PM: 80% rain2 PM: 66% rain3 PM: 59% rain4 PM: 41% rain5 PM: 38% rain6 PM: 28% rain7 PM: 28% rain8 PM: 23% rain9 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Tue 82°62°
Wed 83°63°
Thu 90°70° 15%
Fri 97°73° 26%
Sat 93°71° 40%
Sun 96°70°

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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