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Middlesex Fells Reservation

Split Rock via Crystal Spring Trail

1.8 mi · ▲ 212 ft · 42 min

Split Rock via Crystal Spring Trail is a 1.8-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Haywardville, MA. The route reaches Split Rock at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 212 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi92 – 246 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.44961, -71.08615
Nearest town Haywardville, MA
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Split Rock via Crystal Spring Trail

1.8 mi · ▲ 212 ft · 42 min

Elevation 91–246 ft

Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: 42.44961, -71.08615

Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 76°F / low 67° · precip 82% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Transit-accessible: 3 Woodland Rd stop 385 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Pipe Line Road, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading N.
  4. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Crystal Spring Road, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftBear left onto Crystal Spring Path, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miReach Split Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miBear right onto Crystal Spring Road, heading S.
  12. 350 ftTurn left onto Crystal Spring Trail, heading SE.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miBear right onto Pipe Line Road, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 50 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/whip-hill-out-back-2-km-a29d

Trail surface

72% dirt8% paved20% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 76°F67°
Precip82%Wind8 mphUV2Humidity80%
Rained 0.8″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 10% rain4 AM: 30% rain5 AM: 57% rain6 AM: 64% rain7 AM: 52% rain8 AM: 58% rain9 AM: 39% rain10 AM: 77% rain11 AM: 80% rain12 PM: 74% rain1 PM: 82% rain2 PM: 67% rain3 PM: 60% rain4 PM: 41% rain5 PM: 38% rain6 PM: 29% rain7 PM: 28% rain8 PM: 23% 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° 27%
Sat 93°71° 40%
Sun 96°70°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 3 Woodland Rd stop 385 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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