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

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Bike touring routes & trails

United States

Massachusetts

Middlesex County

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

Moderate

3.1

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

02:49

45.8km

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: April 30, 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

The terminus of the Minuteman Bikeway is at the northwest end of the 10-mile rail trail. Here, you'll find bathrooms, a drinking fountain, and a bike shop called Bikeway Source. Lots parking is available to start or end your adventure.

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2.75 km

Bedford Railroad Depot

Highlight • Historical Site

interesssing for railway fans

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2.92 km

Minuteman Bikeway

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

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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9.80 km

Thomas Nelson Jr. House

Highlight • Historical Site

Josiah Nelson, the great-grandson of Founding Father, Thomas Nelson Jr., a signer of the Declaration of Independence, built this home around 1756. Today, only the small remnants of his residence remain, yet it stands as a unique piece of history.

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26.8 km

Site of the Haynes Garrison House

Highlight • Historical Site

Ruins of colonial blockhouse besieged by Metacomet in 1676.

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27.8 km

Thorp Sanctuary

Nature Reserve

33.9 km

Pantry Brook Wildlife Management Area

Nature Reserve

41.5 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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45.3 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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45.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

34.7 km

4.62 km

2.39 km

1.93 km

1.19 km

643 m

353 m

Surfaces

40.0 km

3.11 km

2.62 km

180 m

Elevation

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Today

Friday 29 May

22°C

10°C

63 %

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

Start of Reformatory Branch Trail

Minuteman Bikeway Terminus

Bedford Railroad Depot

Minuteman Bikeway

Thomas Nelson Jr. House

Site of the Haynes Garrison House

Concord Town Center

Reformatory Branch Trail

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