Minute Man National Historical Park

Bloody Angle & Battle Road Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Bloody Angle & Battle Road Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Minute Man National Historical Park near Meriams Corner, MA. The route reaches Bloody Angle. 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 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Battle Road Trail 42.45531, -71.29807
Nearest town Meriams Corner, MA

Directions

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Bloody Angle & Battle Road Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 127–216 ft

Out & Back · Minute Man National Historical Park

Trailhead: Battle Road Trail · 42.45531, -71.29807

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 734 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Battle Road Trail, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Bloody Angle.
  3. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 1.1 miReach Bloody Angle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.8 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

24% gravel3% dirt2% boardwalk71% 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:43 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:03 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:34 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Hanscom Field Dr @ Old Bedford Rd stop 734 m from the trailhead

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