Freetown-Fall River State Forest
Breakneck Hill Loop–Donahue Trail, 4 sights
9.7 mi · ▲ 205 ft · 3 hr 20 min
Breakneck Hill Loop–Donahue Trail, 4 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Freetown-Fall River State Forest near Fighting Rock Corner, MA. It is mostly level, with 205 ft of elevation gain. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi112 – 249 ft9.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75805, -71.07189
Nearest town Fighting Rock Corner, MA
Directions
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Breakneck Hill Loop–Donahue Trail, 4 sights
9.7 mi · ▲ 205 ft · 3 hr 20 min
Elevation 112–249 ft
Out & Back · Freetown-Fall River State Forest
Trailhead: 41.75805, -71.07189
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Pine Tree Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Makepeace Road, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Hathaway Road, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Payne Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Breakneck Hill Loop, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Donahue Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Pine Tree Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Breakneck Hill Loop, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Payne Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Hathaway Road, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Makepeace Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Pine Tree Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
3% dirt97% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 8.6 mi · out & back · via Pine Tree Trail
- 11.2 mi · out & back · via Pine Tree Trail
- 13.3 mi · out & back · via Pine Tree Trail
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