Freetown-Fall River State Forest
Breakneck Hill–Breakneck Hill Loop, 5 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 202 ft · 3 hr 34 min
Breakneck Hill–Breakneck Hill Loop, 5 sights is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Freetown-Fall River State Forest near Fighting Rock Corner, MA. The route reaches Breakneck Hill at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 202 ft of elevation gain. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Breakneck Hill–Breakneck Hill Loop, 5 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 202 ft · 3 hr 34 min
Elevation 139–249 ft
Out & Back · Freetown-Fall River State Forest
Trailhead: 41.75805, -71.07189
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:00 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.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Payne Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Massasoit Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Hathaway Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Breakneck Hill Loop, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach Breakneck Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Hathaway Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Massasoit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Payne Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Makepeace Road, heading SW.
- 0.8 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 NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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