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Minute Man National Historical Park

Bloody Angle–Paul Revere Capture Site, 4 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Bloody Angle–Paul Revere Capture Site, 4 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Minute Man National Historical Park near Idylwide, MA. The route passes Bloody Bluff, Paul Revere Capture Site and Folly Pond before reaching Bloody Angle at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 240 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cambridge Watershed Land Trail-overgrown 42.43946, -71.27226
Nearest town Idylwide, MA
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Bloody Angle–Paul Revere Capture Site, 4 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 179–238 ft

Out & Back · Minute Man National Historical Park

Trailhead: Cambridge Watershed Land Trail-overgrown · 42.43946, -71.27226

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start on Cambridge Watershed Land Trail-overgrown, heading NE.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto Esker Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miPass Bloody Bluff.
  9. 100 ftTurn left onto Battle Road Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.8 miPass Paul Revere Capture Site.
  11. 0.3 miPass Folly Pond.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Battle Road Connector, heading W.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Battle Road Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.6 miReach Bloody Angle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Battle Road Connector, heading E.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Battle Road Trail, heading SE.
  19. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  23. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Esker Trail, heading E.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right onto Cambridge Watershed Land Trail-overgrown, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bloody-angle-paul-revere-capture-site-out-back-6-sights-9-km-a12a

Trail surface

47% dirt29% gravel24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 10 min before dark.

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