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Arlington's Great Meadows

Peeper's Pond & Circle Road Path via Minuteman Bikeway

4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Peeper's Pond & Circle Road Path via Minuteman Bikeway is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Arlington's Great Meadows near Lexington, MA. The route reaches Peeper's Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi164 – 203 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Minuteman Bikeway 42.44608, -71.21952
Nearest town Lexington, MA
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Peeper's Pond & Circle Road Path via Minuteman Bikeway

4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 165–205 ft

Out & Back · Arlington's Great Meadows

Trailhead: Minuteman Bikeway · 42.44608, -71.21952

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

Transit-accessible: Woburn Street opposite Hayes Avenue stop 107 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Minuteman Bikeway, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Tower Park Path, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto White trail, heading NE.
  5. 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Circle Road Path, heading S.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftReach Peeper's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 350 ftContinue straight onto White trail, heading NW.
  20. 150 ftTurn right onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tower Park Path, heading NW.
  22. 100 ftContinue straight onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading NW.
  23. 0.6 miArrive 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/peepers-pond-peepers-pond-out-back-8-km-df9d

Trail surface

42% paved32% dirt3% boardwalk23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Woburn Street opposite Hayes Avenue stop 107 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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