Epic Hikes of the World ( PDFDrive )

BLACK HERITAGE TRAIL
Another fascinating route winds through the streets of Beacon Hill. The Black
Heritage Trail (maah.org/trail.htm) links sites connected with the African-American
community who settled here and in the North End. It includes the 1806 African
Meeting House (the USA’s oldest surviving black church) and Abiel Smith School,
founded in 1835 and now home of the Museum of African American History.
ORIENTATION
Start // Boston Common
End // Bunker Hill
Distance // 2.5 miles (4km)
Getting there // Park Street T (subway) station, at the junction of the Red and
Green Lines, is close to the start of the trail at Boston Common Visitor Center
(www.bostonusa.com/about-gbcvb/contact-us), which sells Freedom Trail
guidebooks and maps. Buses 92 and 93 return downtown from near Bunker Hill.
Boston’s Logan International Airport is connected with the city centre by Blue Line
T, Silver Line bus and water shuttle. For public transport information visit
www.mbta.com.
Tours // Walk into History tours led by guides in period costume run frequently
year-round (http://thefreedomtrail.org/book-tour).