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

Directions

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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 Sep 20: Light rain, high 60°F / low 48° · precip 48% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 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 surface

61% paved4% boardwalk2% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 60°F48°
Precip48%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity92%
Rained 0.9″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 6 AM: 11% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 6% rain11 AM: 11% rain12 PM: 28% rain1 PM: 35% rain2 PM: 44% rain3 PM: 48% rain4 PM: 42% rain5 PM: 22% rain6 PM: 46% rain7 PM: 26% rain8 PM: 32% rain9 PM: 25% rain10 PM: 25% rain11 PM: 32% rain
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Mon 67°55° 50%
Tue 59°47°
Wed 61°47°
Thu 63°43° 18%
Fri 61°48° 36%
Sat 59°50° 44%

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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