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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Quanapoag Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Ighby Lane, heading N.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Pine Tree Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left onto Makepeace Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Hathaway Road, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Payne Road, heading NE.
- 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 Ighby Lane, 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 E.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Payne Road, heading S.
- 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.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Pine Tree Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 2.4 miContinue straight onto Ighby Lane, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Quanapoag Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
2% dirt98% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:00 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Ighby Lane via Quanapoag Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Breakneck Trail–Ighby Lane, 5 sights 14.2 mi · ▲ 199 ft
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