Middlesex Fells Reservation

Crystal Spring Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 371 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Crystal Spring Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Haywardville, MA. It climbs 371 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi92 – 256 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hemlock Pool Road 42.44834, -71.09194
Nearest town Haywardville, MA

Directions

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Crystal Spring Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 371 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 91–257 ft

Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: Hemlock Pool Road · 42.44834, -71.09194

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Transit-accessible: 3 Woodland Rd stop 408 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Reservoir Access Road, heading SE.
  6. 300 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Pipe Line Road, heading E.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading N.
  12. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Path, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto Whip Hill Path, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left onto Crystal Spring Path, heading NE.
  17. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  18. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miBear right onto Pipe Line Road, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  26. 150 ftSharp right onto Reservoir Access Road, heading S.
  27. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  30. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 8:02 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 3 Woodland Rd stop 408 m from the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

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