Freetown-Fall River State Forest
Breakneck Hill Loop–Donahue Trail, 3 sights
2 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 43 min
Breakneck Hill Loop–Donahue Trail, 3 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Freetown-Fall River State Forest near Assonet, MA. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Breakneck Hill Loop–Donahue Trail, 3 sights
2 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 43 min
Elevation 75–161 ft
Out & Back · Freetown-Fall River State Forest
Trailhead: Railroad Trail · 41.78567, -71.06764
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start on Railroad Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Breakneck Hill Loop, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Donahue Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Railroad Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Breakneck Hill Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Railroad Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:13 PM.
More from Railroad Trail Trailhead
- Ighby Lane–Makepeace Road, 4 sights 14.1 mi · ▲ 228 ft
- Hathaway Road–Makepeace Road, 4 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 169 ft
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