Minute Man
National Historical Park
Battle Road Trail
East from the Meriam’s Corner parking area: These historic farming fields have been in the same configuration since the 17th century. Purchase the “Great Fields” trail guide at park visitor centers, and follow numbered stakes in this area to learn what Henry David Thoreau wrote about this landscape adjacent to his birthplace.
From the Brooks parking area: A varied stretch of the trail passes the historic Brooks houses, then becomes a boardwalk through a protected wetland. The trail then follows the route of the Minute Men up a hill, along a stone wall, to the Bloody Angle.
From the Hartwell Tavern parking
area: From Hartwell Tavern to the Captain William Smith
House, walk on the a restored section of the historic Battle
Road through beautifully restored historic landscapes.West from the Minute Man Visitor Center: On this stretch of the historic Battle Road, the “Minute Man Boulder” and Nelson archeological sites echo exciting stories handed down by local families. Near here is the site of “Parker’s Revenge.” Captain Parker led the Lexington Militia in an attack on the British column, in retaliation for colonial deaths incurred earlier that morning on Lexington Green.
East from the Minute Man Visitor Center: Walking east from the visitor center, follow the Battle Road Trail to the Ebenezer Fiske house site and loop back via a walking trail through historic pasture land.
Walk, bicycle, or use a wheelchair. Because the Battle Road Trail is primarily an educational trail, it is not suitable for high speed bicycling. Bicycles share the trail with pedestrians, wheelchairs, and children in strollers.
Trail Map(see park map)
Return to Website Visitor Center
Updated February 2004
Lou Sideris and Jim Hollister
Comments to: mima_info@nps.gov