Massachusetts trails · Battle Road Trail (multi-purpose recreational path)
Battle Road Trail (multi-purpose recreational path)
A 5.1-mile out-and-back in Massachusetts, with 127 ft of climbing. Reaches Lost Pond and other lake/summit destinations. Managed by the National Park Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 44% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 2.7. It gives back about 159 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Lost Pond (lake)
- Hardys Hill (summit)
- Folly Pond (lake)
- Fiske Hill (summit)
Getting there
Minute Man NHP/Connecting Road access — restroom, water. 42.45953, -71.32481 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:39 a.m., the sun rises at 6:08 a.m. and sets at 7:21 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:50 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 13 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 10.3-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 56 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:04 a.m. — 9 h 17 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Battle Road Trail (multi-purpose recreational path) + BATTLE ROAD TRAIL — 8.9 mi loop, 263 ft gain
- Battle Road Trail (multi-purpose recreational path) + BATTLE ROAD TRAIL — 10.0 mi loop, 339 ft gain
- Battle Road Trail (multi-purpose recreational path) + BATTLE ROAD TRAIL — 13.0 mi loop, 469 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Assabet River Rail Trail — 6.6 mi
- Mass Central/Wayside Rail Trail — 8.0 mi
- Rock Circuit Trail — 12.6 mi
- Ward Reservation — 17.4 mi