Freetown-Fall River State Forest
Terry Brook Pond–Breakneck Hill Loop, 5 sights
13.5 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 4 hr 40 min
Terry Brook Pond–Breakneck Hill Loop, 5 sights is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Freetown-Fall River State Forest near Assonet, MA. The route reaches Terry Brook Pond at the turnaround, 6.7 miles in. It climbs 334 ft. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi62 – 249 ft14.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.79010, -71.05519
Nearest town Assonet, MA
Directions
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Terry Brook Pond–Breakneck Hill Loop, 5 sights
13.5 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 4 hr 40 min
Elevation 61–249 ft
Out & Back · Freetown-Fall River State Forest
Trailhead: 41.79010, -71.05519
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Breakneck Hill Loop, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Hathaway Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Massasoit Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Payne Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Makepeace Road, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Pine Tree Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Terry Brook Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 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 N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Massasoit Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Hathaway Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Breakneck Hill Loop, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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 surface
8% dirt92% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:00 PM
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