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Middlesex Fells Reservation

Spot Pond–Crystal Spring Viewpoint, 3 lakes

2.4 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 51 min

Spot Pond–Crystal Spring Viewpoint, 3 lakes is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Haywardville, MA. The route passes Spot Pond and Crystal Spring Viewpoint before reaching Quarter Mile Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 115 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 220 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Crystal Spring Trail 42.46106, -71.09091
Nearest town Haywardville, MA
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Spot Pond–Crystal Spring Viewpoint, 3 lakes

2.4 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 51 min

Elevation 125–219 ft

Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: Crystal Spring Trail · 42.46106, -71.09091

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

Transit-accessible: Pond St @ Stone Zoo stop 158 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Crystal Spring Trail, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Spot Pond.
  3. 450 ftPass Crystal Spring Viewpoint.
  4. 300 ftTurn right onto Saddleback Path, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Saddleback Path / Crystal Spring Trail, heading S.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 400 ftPass Quarter Mile Pond.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 450 ftReach Spot Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  16. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  18. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Saddleback Path / Crystal Spring Trail, heading NE.
  19. 400 ftTurn right onto Saddleback Path, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 300 ftContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading NE.
  22. 200 ftArrive 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/spot-pond-crystal-spring-viewpoint-out-back-4-viewpoints

Trail surface

40% dirt20% gravel1% paved39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Pond St @ Stone Zoo stop 158 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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