Bloody Bluff & vernal pool via Battle Road Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Minute Man National Historical Park near Idylwide, MA. The route passes Bloody Bluff before reaching vernal pool at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi187 – 240 ft2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: connector 42.44982, -71.27659
Nearest town Idylwide, MA
Directions
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Bloody Bluff & vernal pool via Battle Road Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 53 min
Elevation 189–240 ft
Out & Back · Minute Man National Historical Park
Trailhead: connector · 42.44982, -71.27659
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Battle Road Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miPass Bloody Bluff.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Best View Path, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass vernal pool.
- 200 ftReach Bloody Bluff, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Battle Road Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
76% dirt2% gravel22% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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