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Arlington's Great Meadows

Minuteman Bikeway

4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Minuteman Bikeway is a 4-mile out-and-back in Arlington's Great Meadows near Lexington, MA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi164 – 220 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.44888, -71.22876
Nearest town Lexington, MA
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Minuteman Bikeway

4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 165–221 ft

Out & Back · Arlington's Great Meadows

Trailhead: 42.44888, -71.22876

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

Transit-accessible: Massachusetts Ave @ Clarke St stop 72 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Tower Park Path, heading SE.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto White trail, heading SE.
  12. 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 500 ftTurn right onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading SW.
  22. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tower Park Path, heading SW.
  23. 100 ftContinue straight onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading SW.
  24. 0.9 miBear left, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  26. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  29. 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-7-km-e8a1

Trail surface

61% paved4% boardwalk2% dirt33% 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: Massachusetts Ave @ Clarke St stop 72 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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