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Arlington's Great Meadows

Minuteman Bikeway

3.5 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Minuteman Bikeway is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Arlington's Great Meadows near Lexington, MA. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi164 – 213 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.44714, -71.22365
Nearest town Lexington, MA
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Minuteman Bikeway

3.5 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 165–212 ft

Out & Back · Arlington's Great Meadows

Trailhead: 42.44714, -71.22365

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

Transit-accessible: Town Hall stop 80 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading E.
  3. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Tower Park Path, heading SE.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto White trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tower Park Path, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading NW.
  18. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/minuteman-bikeway-out-back-6-km-9b2b

Trail surface

64% paved4% boardwalk2% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Town Hall stop 80 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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