Cambridge Reservoir–Paul Revere Capture Site, 5 lakes is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Minute Man National Historical Park near Meriams Corner, MA. The route passes Folly Pond, Paul Revere Capture Site, Bloody Bluff and Best View Viewpoint before reaching Cambridge Reservoir at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 226 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi128 – 230 ft9.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.45900, -71.30857
Nearest town Meriams Corner, MA
Directions
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Cambridge Reservoir–Paul Revere Capture Site, 5 lakes
8.5 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 2 hr 57 min
Elevation 129–231 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Battle Road Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Folly Pond.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Battle Road Connector, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Battle Road Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Paul Revere Capture Site.
- 0.8 miPass Bloody Bluff.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass Best View Viewpoint.
- 350 ftBear left onto Best View Path, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Cambridge Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Battle Road Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Battle Road Connector, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Battle Road Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
45% dirt27% gravel2% other1% boardwalk25% 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 (~36 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Battle Road Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Bloody Angle via Battle Road Trail 3 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Folly Pond via Battle Road Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Paul Revere Capture Site–Bloody Bluff, 4 sights 7.9 mi · ▲ 162 ft
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