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Minuteman Bikeway is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near North Lexington, MA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi184 – 226 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Minuteman Bikeway 42.45866, -71.23167
Nearest town North Lexington, MA

Directions

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Minuteman Bikeway

4.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 185–225 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Minuteman Bikeway · 42.45866, -71.23167

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

Transit-accessible: Hancock Street opposite Coolidge Avenue stop 168 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Tower Park Path, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tower Park Path, heading NW.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading NW.
  13. 0.9 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 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 surface

81% paved8% gravel1% boardwalk10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Hancock Street opposite Coolidge Avenue stop 168 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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