Freedom Trail in Boston - One of the best trails of the world
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 3.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 285 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 302 ft
- Max elevation
- 157 ft
- TrailRank
- 18
- Min elevation
- 10 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Coordinates
- 84
- Uploaded
- September 8, 2009
near Boston, Massachusetts (United States)
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Itinerary description
The Freedom Trail is a red (mostly brick) path through downtown Boston, Massachusetts that leads to 16 significant historic sites. It is a 2.5 mile (4 km) walk from the Boston Common to the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown and is popular with tourists. Part of the Freedom Trail has been included in the longer Boston Harbor Walk. The Freedom Trail is a unit of Boston National Historical Park.
The Freedom Trail was originally conceived in 1958 by local journalist William Schofield who was promoting the idea of linking important local landmarks with a pedestrian trail since 1951. Fifty years later tourists from all over the world visit Boston and walk in the footsteps of history.
[+info: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Trail]
The Freedom Trail was originally conceived in 1958 by local journalist William Schofield who was promoting the idea of linking important local landmarks with a pedestrian trail since 1951. Fifty years later tourists from all over the world visit Boston and walk in the footsteps of history.
[+info: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Trail]
Waypoints
Mountain hut
102 ft
Park Street Church
Waypoint
82 ft
Visitor Information
Mountain hut
89 ft
Old South Meeting House
Waypoint
105 ft
Old State House
Waypoint
43 ft
Paul Revere House
Sail Boat
10 ft
USS Constitution
Sail Boat
7 ft
USS Cassin Young
Panorama
75 ft
Bunker Hill Monument
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