5.0 km loop from Downtown Crossing

5.0 km loop starting near Downtown Crossing in Boston. Runs past Benjamin Franklin Birthplace Site and Robert Gould Shaw and Fifty-fourth Regiment Memorial. The surface is mostly paved. Total elevation gain is 141 m. The route returns to its starting point.

Route facts

  • 4.95 km measured distance
  • 141 m elevation gain
  • 129 m elevation loss
  • Around 33 minutes at an easy pace
  • loop route
  • moderate difficulty
  • Mostly paved

What this route passes

  • Ashburton Park — about 0.1 km along the route
  • Benjamin Franklin Birthplace Site — 7 m from the route
  • Robert Gould Shaw and Fifty-fourth Regiment Memorial — 44 m from the route
  • Blackstone Memorial Tablet — 3 m from the route
  • Mary Dyer — 11 m from the route
  • Massachusetts Fallen Firefighters Memorial — 22 m from the route
  • Beacon Hill Eagle Monument — 24 m from the route
  • Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial — 35 m from the route

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