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Boston: Skyline Trail to Cross Fells Loop
This 12.1-mile loop skirts five reservoirs, cuts through forests of oak, hemlock, and birch, and gains 2,600 feet of elevation in 2,060-acre Middlesex Fells Reservation.
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| Author: | Backpacker Magazine |
| Activity: | Backpacking |
| State: | Massachusetts (MA) |
| Distance: | 12.09 mi |
| Difficulty: | 5 / 10 |
| Rating: |
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TO TRAILHEAD: I-93 N to exit 33; go three-quarters of the way around Roosevelt Circle to South Border Rd. and take it 1.1 miles to pulloff on R (in Medford).
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CFL01
| Dist: 12.09 mi | Points: 1888 |
Skyline Trail to Cross Fells Loop
Points of Interest
CFL001
Location: 42.438251°, -71.119431°Start near park map; L in a few yards on white-blazed Skyline Trail
CFL002
Location: 42.463959°, -71.119720°Hard L behind firehouse; continue on Skyline Trail
CFL003
Location: 42.463745°, -71.108322°Hard L; follow blue blazes to Bear Hill Tower, views of Boston, ocean, and North Reservoir; retrace blue trail back to Skyline and turn L
CFL004
Location: 42.461929°, -71.107712°Bear R (hard-to-spot blaze on tree)
CFL005
Location: 42.459949°, -71.107658°Picnic on rock ledge overlooking North Reservoir
CFL006
Location: 42.452690°, -71.106102°Follow blazes through parking lot to continue on Skyline
CFL007
Location: 42.447617°, -71.107376°Hard L onto Brooks Rd.; follow blue-blazed Cross Fells Trail
CFL008
Location: 42.448101°, -71.105560°Hard R under bridge (I-93); quick L to continue on Cross Fells Trail
CFL009
Location: 42.444992°, -71.091835°L onto Rock Circuit Trail (white blazed)
CFL010
Location: 42.439877°, -71.078026°Bear R (or go straight for short, steep scramble to Pinnacle Rock for cliff-top views)
CFL011
Location: 42.444775°, -71.091873°L to rejoin blue-blazed Cross Fells
CFL012
Location: 42.447643°, -71.106888°Turn L onto white-blazed Skyline Trail
CFL013
Location: 42.433109°, -71.104874°Wright?s Tower, views of Boston skyline; R down road 150 ft; L into woods on Skyline Trail; follow white blazes 1.2 miles back to trailhead
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