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Freetown-Fall River State Forest

Breakneck Hill Loop–Hathaway Road, 4 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Breakneck Hill Loop–Hathaway Road, 4 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Freetown-Fall River State Forest near Buffington Corner, MA. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi138 – 223 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hathaway Road 41.77506, -71.03550
Nearest town Buffington Corner, MA
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Breakneck Hill Loop–Hathaway Road, 4 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 137–224 ft

Out & Back · Freetown-Fall River State Forest

Trailhead: Hathaway Road · 41.77506, -71.03550

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

  1. Start on Hathaway Road, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 350 ftTurn left onto Payne Road, heading W.
  6. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miBear left onto Breakneck Hill Loop, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miSharp right onto Railroad Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Massasoit Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.8 miSharp left onto Payne Road, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hathaway Road, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/breakneck-hill-loop-hathaway-road-out-back-4-sights-7-km

Trail surface

32% dirt68% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:00 PM

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