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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Battle Road Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 300 ftReach Hardys Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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.
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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More from this trailhead
- Bloody Angle & Battle Road Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Battle Road Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Paul Revere Capture Site–Lost Pond, 3 lakes 4.3 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Blake Rock–Paul Revere Capture Site, 5 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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