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Arlington's Great Meadows

Minuteman Bikeway

3.8 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Minuteman Bikeway is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Arlington's Great Meadows near Lexington, MA. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi164 – 213 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.44610, -71.22563
Nearest town Lexington, MA
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Minuteman Bikeway

3.8 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 165–214 ft

Out & Back · Arlington's Great Meadows

Trailhead: 42.44610, -71.22563

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

Transit-accessible: Mass. Ave @ Grant Street stop 74 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading E.
  4. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Tower Park Path, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto White trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tower Park Path, heading NW.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading NW.
  19. 0.9 miBear left, heading NW.
  20. 100 ftArrive 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-dc43

Trail surface

59% paved4% boardwalk2% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Mass. Ave @ Grant Street stop 74 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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