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

Directions

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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 Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 76°F / low 67° · precip 80% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:03 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 surface

32% dirt22% gravel1% paved45% 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

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

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