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Arlington's Great Meadows

Peeper's Pond & White trail via Minuteman Bikeway

3.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Peeper's Pond & White trail via Minuteman Bikeway is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Arlington's Great Meadows near Lexington, MA. The route reaches Peeper's Pond at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 220 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.44888, -71.22876
Nearest town Lexington, MA
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Peeper's Pond & White trail via Minuteman Bikeway

3.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 166–221 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 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  14. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miReach Peeper's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 500 ftTurn right onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading E.
  21. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tower Park Path, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading NW.
  23. 0.9 miBear left, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  25. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  28. 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/peepers-pond-white-trail-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

75% paved1% boardwalk1% dirt23% 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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