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Minute Man National Historical Park

Fiske Hill–Paul Revere Capture Site, 5 lakes

6.1 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Fiske Hill–Paul Revere Capture Site, 5 lakes is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Minute Man National Historical Park near Lincoln, MA. The route passes Folly Pond, Paul Revere Capture Site, Bloody Bluff and Lost Pond before reaching Fiske Hill at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi184 – 299 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.44746, -71.29524
Nearest town Lincoln, MA
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Fiske Hill–Paul Revere Capture Site, 5 lakes

6.1 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 183–298 ft

Out & Back · Minute Man National Historical Park

Trailhead: 42.44746, -71.29524

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right onto Battle Road Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miPass Folly Pond.
  7. 200 ftContinue straight onto Battle Road Connector, heading E.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Battle Road Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miPass Paul Revere Capture Site.
  10. 0.8 miPass Bloody Bluff.
  11. 450 ftPass Lost Pond.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 100 ftBear left onto Fiske Loop Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 350 ftReach Fiske Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  17. 100 ftTurn left onto Battle Road Trail, heading W.
  18. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Battle Road Connector, heading W.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Battle Road Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miSharp left onto Bedford Lane, heading NW.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  24. 0.4 miArrive 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/fiske-hill-lost-pond-out-back-5-lakes-12-km-2f2c

Trail surface

74% dirt18% gravel8% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 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°71° 29%
Sat 93°70° 35%
Sun 95°67°
Mon 91°72° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 6 min before dark.

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