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Middlesex Fells Reservation

Whip Hill & Crystal Spring Trail Loop

1 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 23 min

Whip Hill & Crystal Spring Trail Loop is a 1-mile loop in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Haywardville, MA. The route reaches Whip Hill. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi157 – 236 ft1.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Crystal Spring Trail 42.46300, -71.09032
Nearest town Haywardville, MA
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Whip Hill & Crystal Spring Trail Loop

1 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 23 min

Elevation 157–235 ft

Loop · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: Crystal Spring Trail · 42.46300, -71.09032

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

Transit-accessible: Pond St opp Stone Zoo stop 110 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Crystal Spring Trail, heading E.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Whip Hill Road, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Saddleback Path, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Cross Path, heading SE.
  5. 450 ftContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cross Path, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftSharp left onto Crystal Spring Path, heading SE.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 300 ftPass Whip Hill.
  13. 450 ftTurn right onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto Whip Hill Path, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miThe loop closes 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/whip-hill-crystal-spring-trail-loop

Trail surface

6% dirt94% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Pond St opp Stone Zoo stop 110 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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