Freetown-Fall River State Forest

Breakneck Hill Loop–Canfield East Line Trail, 5 sights

12.7 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 4 hr 20 min

Breakneck Hill Loop–Canfield East Line Trail, 5 sights is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Freetown-Fall River State Forest near Fighting Rock Corner, MA. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi138 – 246 ft13.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75185, -71.09672
Nearest town Fighting Rock Corner, MA

Directions

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Breakneck Hill Loop–Canfield East Line Trail, 5 sights

12.7 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 4 hr 20 min

Elevation 137–245 ft

Out & Back · Freetown-Fall River State Forest

Trailhead: 41.75185, -71.09672

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Grinnel Path, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading NE.
  14. 0.7 miBear left onto Makepeace Road, heading E.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Hathaway Road, heading N.
  17. 0.9 miTurn left onto Payne Road, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  19. 0.4 miBear left onto Breakneck Hill Loop, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miReach Canfield East Line Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  22. 0.4 miSharp left onto Payne Road, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right onto Hathaway Road, heading SE.
  24. 0.9 miTurn right onto Makepeace Road, heading SE.
  25. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  26. 0.8 miBear right onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading S.
  27. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  28. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  29. 450 ftTurn left onto Grinnel Path, heading W.
  30. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  31. 450 ftBear right onto Canfield East Line Trail, heading SW.
  32. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  33. 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  34. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  35. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  36. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  37. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

7% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:00 PM

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