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 90 ft of climbing. Reaches Lost Pond and other lake/summit destinations. Managed by the National Park Service.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 5.1 miles.
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. About 27 min drive (15 mi) from Lowell. 42.45953, -71.32481 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:28 a.m., the sun rises at 6:56 a.m. and sets at 6:05 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:33 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 08 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 53 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:50 a.m. — 7 h 15 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Battle Road Trail (multi-purpose recreational path) + FISKE Loop Trail — 0.9 mi loop, 114 ft gain
- Battle Road Trail (multi-purpose recreational path) + BATTLE ROAD TRAIL — 2.4 mi loop, 104 ft gain
- Battle Road Trail (multi-purpose recreational path) + FISKE Loop Trail + BATTLE ROAD TRAIL — 1.4 mi loop, 130 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Assabet River Rail Trail — 6.6 mi
- Mass Central/Wayside Rail Trail — 8.0 mi
- Tri-Community Bikeway — 9.2 mi
- Rock Circuit Trail — 12.6 mi