Battle Road Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Minute Man National Historical Park near Lincoln, MA. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi128 – 256 ft6.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.44746, -71.29524
Nearest town Lincoln, MA
Directions
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Battle Road Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 127–255 ft
Out & Back · Minute Man National Historical Park
Trailhead: 42.44746, -71.29524
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Battle Road Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miReach Battle Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bedford Lane, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 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.
Trail surface
28% dirt19% gravel1% boardwalk52% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed
84°63°
Thu
89°70°
26%
Fri
96°71°
29%
Sat
93°70°
35%
Sun
95°67°
Mon
91°72°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 6 min before dark.
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