Whip Hill & Spot Pond via Crystal Spring Path
1.6 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 37 min
Whip Hill & Spot Pond via Crystal Spring Path is a 1.6-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Haywardville, MA. The route passes Spot Pond before reaching Whip Hill at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 173 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Whip Hill & Spot Pond via Crystal Spring Path
1.6 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 37 min
Elevation 92–235 ft
Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation
Trailhead: 42.45542, -71.09108
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 76°F / low 69° · precip 82% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Transit-accessible: 3 Woodland Rd stop 425 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Spot Pond.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Path, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftReach Whip Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Transit-accessible: 3 Woodland Rd stop 425 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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