Fiske Hill & Lost Pond via Battle Road Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Minute Man National Historical Park near North Lexington, MA. The route passes Lost Pond before reaching Fiske Hill at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 234 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi118 – 299 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.46088, -71.26353
Nearest town North Lexington, MA
Directions
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Fiske Hill & Lost Pond via Battle Road Trail
3 mi · ▲ 234 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 119–298 ft
Out & Back · Minute Man National Historical Park
Trailhead: 42.46088, -71.26353
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Transit-accessible: Wood St @ Randolph Rd - Lincoln Lab stop 274 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.6 miPass Lost Pond.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right onto Battle Road Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Fiske Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftReach Fiske Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Battle Road Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 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
64% dirt1% gravel35% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Wood St @ Randolph Rd - Lincoln Lab stop 274 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Bloody Bluff–Lost Pond, 3 cliffs 3.2 mi · ▲ 149 ft
- Paul Revere Capture Site & Lost Pond via Battle Road Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 171 ft
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