Cranberry Hill–Paul Revere Capture Site, 5 sights is a 7.2-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, 3.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi167 – 276 ft7.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.44919, -71.30768
Nearest town Meriams Corner, MA
Directions
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Cranberry Hill–Paul Revere Capture Site, 5 sights
7.2 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Elevation 169–274 ft
Out & Back · Minute Man National Historical Park
Trailhead: 42.44919, -71.30768
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Battle Road Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Folly Pond.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Battle Road Connector, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Battle Road Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Paul Revere Capture Site.
- 0.8 miPass Bloody Bluff.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Best View Path, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftPass vernal pool.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftReach Cranberry Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Battle Road Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Battle Road Connector, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Battle Road Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Bedford Lane, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
57% dirt16% gravel27% 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 (~18 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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