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Arlington's Great Meadows

Minuteman Bikeway

3.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Minuteman Bikeway is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Arlington's Great Meadows near Lexington, MA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 203 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Minuteman Bikeway 42.44608, -71.21952
Nearest town Lexington, MA
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Minuteman Bikeway

3.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 166–205 ft

Out & Back · Arlington's Great Meadows

Trailhead: Minuteman Bikeway · 42.44608, -71.21952

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

Transit-accessible: Woburn Street opposite Hayes Avenue stop 107 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Minuteman Bikeway, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Tower Park Path, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto White trail, heading NE.
  5. 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tower Park Path, heading NW.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading NW.
  17. 0.6 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/minuteman-bikeway-out-back-5-km-7e20

Trail surface

61% paved4% boardwalk3% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Woburn Street opposite Hayes Avenue stop 107 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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