Blake Rock–Paul Revere Capture Site, 5 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Minute Man National Historical Park near West Bedford, MA. The route passes Folly Pond, Paul Revere Capture Site, Bloody Bluff and Best View Viewpoint before reaching Blake Rock at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi180 – 230 ft5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.45795, -71.29661
Nearest town West Bedford, MA
Directions
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Blake Rock–Paul Revere Capture Site, 5 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 181–231 ft
Out & Back · Minute Man National Historical Park
Trailhead: 42.45795, -71.29661
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Transit-accessible: Hanscom Field Dr @ Old Bedford Rd stop 581 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Battle Road Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Folly Pond.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Battle Road Connector, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Battle Road Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Paul Revere Capture Site.
- 0.8 miPass Bloody Bluff.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miPass Best View Viewpoint.
- 100 ftBear left onto Best View Path, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Blake Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Battle Road Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Battle Road Connector, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Battle Road Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 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
54% dirt27% gravel1% other18% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 82°F62°
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°64°
Thu
89°71°
26%
Fri
96°72°
29%
Sat
93°70°
35%
Sun
95°67°
Mon
92°72°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:40 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 14 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Hanscom Field Dr @ Old Bedford Rd stop 581 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Hardys Hill via Battle Road Trail 2 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Battle Road Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Paul Revere Capture Site–Lost Pond, 3 lakes 4.3 mi · ▲ 56 ft
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