Freetown-Fall River State Forest

Breakneck Hill Loop–Donahue Trail, 4 sights

13.5 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 4 hr 36 min

Breakneck Hill Loop–Donahue Trail, 4 sights is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Freetown-Fall River State Forest near Braleys, MA. It is mostly level, with 191 ft of elevation gain. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi112 – 243 ft13.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72565, -71.01326
Nearest town Braleys, MA

Directions

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Breakneck Hill Loop–Donahue Trail, 4 sights

13.5 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 4 hr 36 min

Elevation 112–243 ft

Out & Back · Freetown-Fall River State Forest

Trailhead: 41.72565, -71.01326

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftContinue straight onto Quanapoag Road, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Ighby Lane, heading N.
  4. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Pine Tree Trail, heading N.
  5. 1.5 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading N.
  8. 350 ftBear left onto Makepeace Road, heading E.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Hathaway Road, heading N.
  11. 0.9 miTurn left onto Payne Road, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miBear left onto Breakneck Hill Loop, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Donahue Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miReach Ighby Lane, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Breakneck Hill Loop, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.4 miSharp left onto Payne Road, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto Hathaway Road, heading SE.
  20. 0.9 miTurn right onto Makepeace Road, heading SE.
  21. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  22. 0.8 miBear right onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading S.
  23. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 0.4 miBear left onto Pine Tree Trail, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  26. 2.4 miContinue straight onto Ighby Lane, heading S.
  27. 0.5 miTurn left onto Quanapoag Road, heading S.
  28. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

2% dirt98% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:00 PM

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