Meagherville Conservation Area–Paul Revere Capture Site, 5 lakes is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Minute Man National Historical Park near Lincoln, MA. The route passes Folly Pond, Paul Revere Capture Site, Lost Pond and Meagherville Conservation Area. It is mostly level, with 200 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi115 – 236 ft11.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bedford Lane 42.45127, -71.29342
Nearest town Lincoln, MA
Directions
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Meagherville Conservation Area–Paul Revere Capture Site, 5 lakes
10.4 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 3 hr 34 min
Elevation 114–238 ft
Out & Back · Minute Man National Historical Park
Trailhead: Bedford Lane · 42.45127, -71.29342
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Transit-accessible: Hanscom Field Dr @ Old Bedford Rd stop 747 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bedford Lane, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Battle Road Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Folly Pond.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Battle Road Connector, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Battle Road Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Paul Revere Capture Site.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Lost Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miPass Meagherville Conservation Area.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Main Trail (blue), heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Meagherville Conservation Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Battle Road Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Battle Road Connector, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Battle Road Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Bedford Lane, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
57% dirt21% paved11% gravel11% 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°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 7:43 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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Hanscom Field Dr @ Old Bedford Rd stop 747 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Bedford Lane Trailhead
- Hardys Hill via Battle Road Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Paul Revere Capture Site–Bloody Bluff, 5 lakes 4 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Cambridge Reservoir–Paul Revere Capture Site, 5 lakes 5.4 mi · ▲ 179 ft
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