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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Reservoir Access Road, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Pipe Line Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Path, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Whip Hill Path, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Crystal Spring Path, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 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.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 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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