Freedom Trail Map and Route 2026: How Long It Takes

Booking choice: The small-group walking tour, from $39 per person. Check dates Compare the options below

The Freedom Trail is 2.5 miles long and links 16 sites, according to the Freedom Trail Foundation. It runs from Boston Common in the south to the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown in the north.

The line is red brick in some places and painted in others. Follow it, and you cannot really get lost, though the Charlestown crossing takes some attention.

The quick answer

Start at the Boston Common Visitor Center, 139 Tremont Street, beside Park Street station. Walking alone, an hour or two covers the distance, and with stops and an interior or two, plan 3 to 4 hours. The small-group walk at $39 covers downtown and the North End in 2.5 hours.

A red painted line and brick crossing grey paving around a manhole cover — The red line in the pavement.

How long is the Freedom Trail?

2.5 miles, linking 16 nationally significant sites.

That is the Freedom Trail Foundation figure. The trail does not loop, so you finish in Charlestown, away from where you began. A 4-hour whole-trail tour on this site has guests reporting about 5 miles of walking once the approach and the return are counted.

Where does the Freedom Trail start and end?

It starts at Boston Common and ends at the Bunker Hill Monument.

The visitor center is at 139 Tremont Street beside Park Street station, on the red and green lines. The MeetBoston visitor center page lists it open daily, with hours around 8:30 am to 4:45 pm, so check before relying on it. The Freedom Trail Foundation FAQ says the trail is not in chronological order and does not loop, and suggests the Boston Common garage if you drive.

A small group of visitors pausing on a gravel path in a park with a guide in a hat on the right — Visitors on a path at Boston Common, where the trail begins.

What are the 16 sites in order?

Boston Common first, then the State House, and so on across the harbor to Bunker Hill.

The table gives the order and the admission picture. Opening hours shift by season, so confirm on each site's own page.

#	Site	Admission
1	Boston Common	No charge
2	Massachusetts State House	Exterior at any time, tours weekday and by phone
3	Park Street Church	Exterior from the sidewalk
4	Granary Burying Ground	Outdoor, no charge
5	King's Chapel and Burying Ground	Burying ground no charge, chapel hours vary
6	Boston Latin School Site and Franklin statue	Street site, no charge
7	Old Corner Bookstore	Exterior
8	Old South Meeting House	Combined ticket with the Old State House
9	Old State House	$18 adult on the combined ticket
10	Boston Massacre Site	Marker in the pavement, no charge
11	Faneuil Hall	Ranger talks in the Great Hall, check schedule
12	Paul Revere House	$6 adults
13	Old North Church	Discovery Pass $10 adults
14	Copp's Hill Burying Ground	Outdoor, no charge
15	USS Constitution	No admission, photo ID for adults
16	Bunker Hill Monument	No admission fee, 294 steps

The whole trail in order, from the Common to the ship, with a guide for all four hours.

Check dates for the whole-trail walk to Bunker Hill

How do you follow the route?

Look down for the line, which is brick in places and paint in others.

Keep a map open at the crossings and on the stretch between the North End and Charlestown, where the route turns from city streets to a bridge and a Navy Yard.

An iron fence gate with two plaques at the entrance of the Granary Burying Ground — The gate of the Granary Burying Ground, site 4.

How long does it take?

Allow 1 to 2 hours of walking, 3 to 4 hours with stops, or a full day with every interior.

The Freedom Trail Foundation FAQ says the time depends on how long you spend at each site. The table gives the guided options, so you can compare.

Plan	Time	Covers
Walking only	1 to 2 hours	The line, no interiors
The costumed walk	1 h 45 min	Common to the North End
The small-group walk	2.5 hours	Downtown and the North End
The story tour	3 hours	Citywide, ends in the North End
The whole-trail walk	4 hours	All 16 sites

Where are the restrooms and food?

Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market in the middle, the North End a little further on, and the Navy Yard and Bunker Hill at the end.

Restrooms are sparse on the line, so use them when you see them. The National Park Service Bunker Hill page says public restrooms are open at the Bunker Hill Museum. The story tour builds a break in the Quincy Market area into its three hours, and the North End is the obvious place for lunch.

The brick Faneuil Hall with a golden grasshopper vane seen across a busy crossing — Faneuil Hall, site 11, near the middle of the route.

What is closed on which days?

The State House on weekends, the USS Constitution on Monday and Tuesday, and the Paul Revere House on Mondays from January to March.

The State House tours page lists weekday tours, and the USS Constitution Museum planning page puts the ship at Wednesday to Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm. The Paul Revere House hours page says the house is closed Mondays in January, February and March. The Old North Church admission page lists Tuesday to Saturday at 10 am to 5 pm and a later Sunday start, with Monday not shown as open.

Is the route accessible, and what is a good half-day plan?

It has brick, cobblestones and hills, so go slowly. A half day fits downtown and the North End.

The Freedom Trail Foundation FAQ notes hills, cobblestones, brick sidewalks and uneven terrain, and says accessibility depends on the route you take. Start at Park Street at 9:30, take the downtown sites to Faneuil Hall by noon, eat, then do the North End, with the small-group walk doing the order for you. Charlestown is its own trip, covered in the Bunker Hill and USS Constitution guide.