Minute Man National Historical Park

Hardys Hill via Battle Road Trail

2 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 42 min

Hardys Hill via Battle Road Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Minute Man National Historical Park near Meriams Corner, MA. The route reaches Hardys Hill at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi144 – 217 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.45627, -71.29587
Nearest town Meriams Corner, MA

Directions

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Hardys Hill via Battle Road Trail

2 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 42 min

Elevation 145–217 ft

Out & Back · Minute Man National Historical Park

Trailhead: 42.45627, -71.29587

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Transit-accessible: Hanscom Field Dr @ Old Bedford Rd stop 532 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto Battle Road Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 300 ftReach Hardys Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  8. 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

40% gravel4% boardwalk56% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F62°
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°64°
Thu 89°71° 26%
Fri 96°72° 29%
Sat 93°70° 35%
Sun 95°67°
Mon 92°72° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:42 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:03 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:34 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Hanscom Field Dr @ Old Bedford Rd stop 532 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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