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Minute Man National Historical Park

Cranberry Hill–Paul Revere Capture Site, 5 sights

6.8 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Cranberry Hill–Paul Revere Capture Site, 5 sights is a 6.8-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 vernal pool before reaching Cranberry Hill at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 143 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi144 – 276 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.45330, -71.30830
Nearest town Meriams Corner, MA
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Cranberry Hill–Paul Revere Capture Site, 5 sights

6.8 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Elevation 145–274 ft

Out & Back · Minute Man National Historical Park

Trailhead: 42.45330, -71.30830

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 N.
  2. 200 ftTurn right onto Battle Road Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miPass Folly Pond.
  7. 350 ftContinue straight onto Battle Road Connector, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Battle Road Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miPass Paul Revere Capture Site.
  10. 0.8 miPass Bloody Bluff.
  11. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.5 miBear left onto Best View Path, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  14. 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftPass vernal pool.
  16. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 400 ftReach Cranberry Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 200 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  24. 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
  25. 0.5 miTurn left onto Battle Road Trail, heading NW.
  26. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Battle Road Connector, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Battle Road Trail, heading NW.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  29. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  30. 450 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  31. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  32. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cranberry-hill-paul-revere-capture-site-out-back-6-sights-11-km

Trail surface

45% dirt34% gravel1% boardwalk20% 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°70° 26%
Fri 96°72° 30%
Sat 93°71° 34%
Sun 95°67°
Mon 92°72° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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