Minuteman Bikeway Terminus – Minuteman Bikeway loop from Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

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United States

Massachusetts

Middlesex County

Minuteman Bikeway Terminus – Minuteman Bikeway loop from Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

Moderate

3.1

(10)

riders

Minuteman Bikeway Terminus – Minuteman Bikeway loop from Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

02:49

45.7km

280m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.65 km

Start of Reformatory Branch Trail

Highlight • Trail

Any gravel bike or a road bike with gravel tires will do.

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2.65 km

Minuteman Bikeway Terminus

Highlight • Cycleway

This is a multiple usage way, starts at the end of the red line ! A lot of historical and some other locations are along this way and at the …

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2.75 km

Bedford Railroad Depot

Highlight • Historical Site

interesssing for railway fans

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2.92 km

The Minuteman Bikeway is a 10-mile paved rail-trail in Greater Boston, which follows the historic path of the 1775 American Revolution's beginnings. Stretching from Bedford to the Alewife Station in …

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10.3 km

Paul Revere's Capture Site

Highlight • Historical Site

William Dawes made it but the regulars arrested Paul here

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26.7 km

Site of the Haynes Garrison House

Highlight • Historical Site

Ruins of colonial blockhouse besieged by Metacomet in 1676.

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27.7 km

Thorp Sanctuary

Nature Reserve

33.8 km

Pantry Brook Wildlife Management Area

Nature Reserve

41.3 km

Concord Town Center

Highlight • Settlement

Great midpoint for lunch! I stopped in at the Main Street Cafe. Service was quick and the food was good. Lots of indoor and outdoor seating.

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45.1 km

Reformatory Branch Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Reformatory Branch Trail stretches 3.9 miles through Middlesex County, connecting the historic towns of Bedford and Concord along a dirt path. This rail trail, built in 1873 by the …

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45.7 km

End point

Parking

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