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Boston - Harvard
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Boston - Harvard

Length2.4 mi
Elev. Gain55.8 ft
Est. Steps5500
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Boston - Harvard Introduction

Boston - Harvard is a 2.4 mile (5,500-step) route located near Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 55.8 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Attractions Near Boston - Harvard

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1857 Gate

Place
The 1857 Gate (or Class of 1857 Gate) is a triple-arched gate on the Harvard University campus, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. According to Harvard Magazine, "members of the class were killed on both sides of the fight in the Civil War", making the gate "a very touching memorial to the unbroken bonds of friendship that this class had".

City Hall Historic District (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

Place
The City Hall Historic District is a historic district (United States) encompassing buildings important in the early growth of the Central Square area of Cambridge, Massachusetts. The focal point of the district is the monumental Richardsonian Romanesque Cambridge City Hall building on the north side of Massachusetts Avenue, two block west of the heart of the square.

Harvard station

Place
Harvard station is a rapid transit and bus transfer station in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Located at Harvard Square, it serves the MBTA's Red Line subway system as well as MBTA buses. Harvard averaged 18,528 entries each weekday in FY2019, making it the third-busiest MBTA station after Downtown Crossing and South Station.

Harvard Yard

Place
Harvard Yard, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is the oldest part of the Harvard University campus, its historic center and modern crossroads. It contains most of the freshman dormitories, Harvard's most important libraries, Memorial Church, several classroom and departmental buildings, and the offices of senior University officials including the President of Harvard University.

Statue of John Harvard

Place
John Harvard is a sculpture in bronze by Daniel Chester French in Harvard Yard, Cambridge, Massachu­setts, honoring clergyman John Harvard (1607–1638), whose deathbedbequest to the"schoale or Colledge"recently undertaken by the Massachu­setts Bay Colony was so gratefully received that it was consequently ordered "that theColledgeagreed upon formerly tobeebuilt atCambridg shalbeecalled HarvardColledge." There being nothing to indicate what John Harvard had looked like, French used a Harvard student collaterally descended from an early Harvard president as inspiration.

The Plough and Stars

Place
The Plough and Stars is a bar and music venue in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1969 by brothers Peter and Padraig O'Malley, named after the play of the same name by Seán O'Casey. The Boston Globe and Boston Phoenix have noted its disproportionate cultural influence for its size, with a number of noted musicians, writers, and politicians frequenting the bar over the years.

Meyer Gate

Place
Meyer Gate is a 1901 gate on the Harvard University campus, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. The gate has a traditional design and borders the Harvard Yard and The Plaza. It is named after George von Lengerke Meyer.

St. Paul's Choir School

Place
St. Paul's Choir School is a Catholic choir school located at St. Paul’s Church, Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1963, by Theodore Marier, the middle school for boys in third through eighth grades is the only boys' choir school in the United States of America affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church, and one of the few church-affiliated choir schools in the United States.

Harvard Bixi

Place
The Harvard Bixi is a 17-foot high, 27 ton Chinese marble stele with a turtle pedestal located at Harvard University, north of Boylston Hall and west of Widener Library in Harvard Yard, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The stele was presented to the university by the Chinese Harvard Alumni for its Tercentenary in September 1936.

Tasty Sandwich Shop

Place
The Tasty Sandwich Shop, often called "The Tasty", was a restaurant that operated from 1916 to 1997 near the intersection of JFK Street and Brattle Street, at the center of Harvard Square, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was housed in the Read Block building, on the site of the home of colonial poet Anne Bradstreet.
Last updated: Mar 1, 2026

Route Details

Length

2.4 mi

Elev. Gain

55.8 ft

Est. Steps

5500
Created by
🌷Ava🌷
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