Freetown-Fall River State Forest
Breakneck Hill–Breakneck Hill Loop, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Breakneck Hill–Breakneck Hill Loop, 3 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Freetown-Fall River State Forest near Buffington Corner, MA. The route reaches Breakneck Hill at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Breakneck Hill–Breakneck Hill Loop, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 178–217 ft
Out & Back · Freetown-Fall River State Forest
Trailhead: 41.77749, -71.03972
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 63°F / low 51° · precip 72% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Payne Road, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Massasoit Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Hathaway Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Breakneck Hill Loop, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 100 ftReach Breakneck Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Hathaway Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Massasoit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Payne Road, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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More from this trailhead
- Bridle Path–Cedar Swamp Road, 3 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Cedar Swamp Road & Makepeace Road via Hathaway Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Payne Road 3 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Hathaway Road & Massasoit Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Hathaway Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Hathaway Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 83 ft
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