Minute Man National Historical Park

Bloody Angle via Battle Road Trail

3 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Bloody Angle via Battle Road Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Minute Man National Historical Park near Meriams Corner, MA. The route reaches Bloody Angle at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi128 – 217 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.45900, -71.30857
Nearest town Meriams Corner, MA

Directions

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Bloody Angle via Battle Road Trail

3 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 129–216 ft

Out & Back · Minute Man National Historical Park

Trailhead: 42.45900, -71.30857

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Battle Road Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 1 miReach Bloody Angle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 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

32% gravel17% dirt3% boardwalk48% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 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°71° 26%
Fri 96°72° 30%
Sat 93°71° 34%
Sun 96°68°
Mon 92°72° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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