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Hartwell Town Forest

Meagherville Conservation Area via Minuteman Bikeway

4.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Meagherville Conservation Area via Minuteman Bikeway is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Hartwell Town Forest near North Lexington, MA. The route reaches Meagherville Conservation Area. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi115 – 171 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: ACROSS Lexington Route P 42.46726, -71.24435
Nearest town North Lexington, MA
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Meagherville Conservation Area via Minuteman Bikeway

4.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 114–170 ft

Out & Back · Hartwell Town Forest

Trailhead: ACROSS Lexington Route P · 42.46726, -71.24435

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Transit-accessible: 343 Bedford St stop 149 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto ACROSS Lexington Route P, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miPass Meagherville Conservation Area.
  5. 1.5 miTurn left onto Main Trail (blue), heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Secondary Trail (orange), heading W.
  7. 0.1 miReach Meagherville Conservation Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Main Trail (blue), heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading E.
  11. 1.7 miBear left onto Across Lexington Route P, heading SE.
  12. 250 ftArrive 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/lost-pond-lost-pond-out-back-10-km-6be3

Trail surface

72% paved23% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:43 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: 343 Bedford St stop 149 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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