News Release

Temporary trail closures will allow for boardwalk replacements and trail improvements in Minute Man National Historical Park

Boardwalk along Battle Road Trail

NPS Photo

News Release Date: June 1, 2023

Contact: Jennifer Pierce, 978-505-4197

CONCORD, Mass –Several sections of the Battle Road Trail are scheduled for trail rehabilitation and multiple boardwalks are scheduled for replacement in the summer and fall of 2023. These projects will require temporary trail closures to the public at different locations along Battle Road Trail for safety and protections of the park’s natural and cultural resources.

Signs at trail heads and trail junctions around the closed areas indicate where public entry is prohibited. Public entry into a closed area is a violation of federal regulations 36 CFR 1.5f. While sections of Battle Road Trail will remain accessible to the public, the temporary closures will affect the ability to access the trail in its entirety during the project. Trail enthusiasts are encouraged to access the many trails and greenspaces in nearby towns such as the Bay Circuit Trail, Minuteman Bikeway and the Reformatory Branch Trail.

 The NPS will reopen the closed areas once projects have been completed. For locations of these temporary closures and estimated closure dates visit the parks website MIMA GAOA - Minute Man National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)

From late fall 2022 through 2025, Minute Man National Historical Park will receive approximately $27 million through the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) to address maintenance backlog challenges for the park’s buildings, structures, landscape, trails, signage and monuments. This multi-year improvement project will include historic structures and landscape improvements such as preserving stone walls and improving views and vistas. 
  
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About Minute Man National Historical Park: Minute Man National Historical Park protects the historic structures and landscapes associated with the opening battle of the American Revolution which occurred on April 19, 1775. Many of the historic structures and landscapes in the park stand as witnesses to the events that happened at the North Bridge and along the Battle Road as the colonists engaged with the British regulars during their retreat to Boston.