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Middlesex Fells Reservation

Spot Pond & Half Mile Road

2 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 43 min

Spot Pond & Half Mile Road is a 2-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Haywardville, MA. The route reaches Spot Pond. It is mostly level, with 116 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 200 ft · steepest grade: 15%2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.45590, -71.08330
Nearest town Haywardville, MA
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Spot Pond & Half Mile Road

2 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 43 min

Elevation 56–201 ft

Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: 42.45590, -71.08330

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

Transit-accessible: Wyoming Ave @ Fellsway E stop 34 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 100 ftPass Spot Pond.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 450 ftSharp left onto Half Mile Road, heading SW.
  12. 350 ftReach Spot Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  14. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  17. 0.4 miBear right onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 150 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-half-mile-road-out-back

Trail surface

32% dirt22% gravel1% paved45% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Wyoming Ave @ Fellsway E stop 34 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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