Arlington's Great Meadows

Minuteman Bikeway

5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Minuteman Bikeway is a 5-mile out-and-back in Arlington's Great Meadows near North Lexington, MA. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi164 – 226 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.45725, -71.23197
Nearest town North Lexington, MA

Directions

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Minuteman Bikeway

5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 165–225 ft

Out & Back · Arlington's Great Meadows

Trailhead: 42.45725, -71.23197

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

Transit-accessible: Hancock Street opposite Coolidge Avenue stop 301 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  7. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Tower Park Path, heading SE.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto White trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tower Park Path, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading SW.
  22. 0.9 miBear left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  24. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

67% paved3% boardwalk2% dirt28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Hancock Street opposite Coolidge Avenue stop 301 m from the trailhead

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