The route

Set 251 years ago

The course is 13.1 miles and includes almost 600 feet of elevation gain. You can add the route to compatible devices by clicking the adjacent Strava link. A full description of the course is as follows:

  • Mile 0.0 - Start at City Square Park in Charlestown and head north on Main Street.

  • Mile 1.0 - Arrive at Sullivan Square, proceed counter-clockwise around the rotary and take the second exit onto Cambridge Street.

  • Mile 1.5 - At Inner Belt Road, turn around and head back to Sullivan Square. 

  • Mile 2.0 - Continue counter-clockwise around Sullivan Square and take the first exit onto Maffa Way (this quickly turns into Broadway).

  • Mile 3.4 - Fork right onto Main Street, passing Paul Revere Park on your left.

  • Mile 4.1 - Medford Street merges with Main Street, continue north on Main Street.

  • Mile 5.1 - Mystic Avenue merges with Main Street, continue north on Main Street.

  • Mile 5.3 - At Medford Square, take a left on High Street.

  • Mile 5.8 - At the roundabout at Winthrop Square, proceed counter-clockwise to the second exit, continuing on High Street.

  • Mile 7.0 - Continue straight through both roundabouts at the Mystic Valley Parkway onto Medford Street.

  • Mile 7.6 - Turn left to stay on Medford Street. 

  • Mile 7.7 - Take a right onto Mass Ave.

  • Mile 9.1 - Take a left onto Appleton Street

  • Mile 9.4 - Bear right onto Paul Revere Road.

  • Mile 9.5 - Paul Revere Road jogs slightly to the right.

  • Mile 9.8 - Rejoin Mass Ave.

  • Mile 12.8 - At the Lexington Battle Green, bear right onto Bedford Street.

  • Mile 12.9 - Take a right onto Hancock Street.

  • Mile 13.1 - Arrive at the Hancock-Clarke House.

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