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Arlington's Great Meadows

Minuteman Bikeway

3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Minuteman Bikeway is a 3.7-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 mi164 – 217 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Minuteman Bikeway 42.44791, -71.22567
Nearest town Lexington, MA
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Minuteman Bikeway

3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 165–216 ft

Out & Back · Arlington's Great Meadows

Trailhead: Minuteman Bikeway · 42.44791, -71.22567

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Transit-accessible: Grant Street @ Sherman Street stop 87 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Minuteman Bikeway, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Tower Park Path, heading SE.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto White trail, heading SE.
  9. 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 500 ftTurn right onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading NW.
  19. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tower Park Path, heading NW.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading NW.
  21. 0.9 miBear left, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  23. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/minuteman-bikeway-out-back-6-km-6c14

Trail surface

62% paved4% boardwalk2% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F61°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 84°63°
Thu 89°70° 26%
Fri 96°72° 28%
Sat 93°70° 38%
Sun 95°67°
Mon 92°72° 15%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Grant Street @ Sherman Street stop 87 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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