Folly Pond & Battle Road Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Minute Man National Historical Park near Lincoln, MA. The route reaches Folly Pond. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi128 – 220 ft6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Battle Road Connector 42.44944, -71.28587
Nearest town Lincoln, MA
Directions
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Folly Pond & Battle Road Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 127–220 ft
Out & Back · Minute Man National Historical Park
Trailhead: Battle Road Connector · 42.44944, -71.28587
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start on Battle Road Connector, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Folly Pond.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Battle Road Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miReach Folly Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Battle Road Connector, heading E.
- 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
41% gravel4% dirt1% boardwalk54% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed
84°63°
Thu
89°70°
26%
Fri
96°72°
29%
Sat
93°70°
35%
Sun
95°67°
Mon
92°72°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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