Freetown-Fall River State Forest

Breakneck Trail–Makepeace Road, 5 sights

13.3 mi · ▲ 505 ft · 4 hr 41 min

Breakneck Trail–Makepeace Road, 5 sights is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Freetown-Fall River State Forest near Fighting Rock Corner, MA. It climbs 505 ft. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi79 – 249 ft13.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75961, -71.09308
Nearest town Fighting Rock Corner, MA

Directions

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Breakneck Trail–Makepeace Road, 5 sights

13.3 mi · ▲ 505 ft · 4 hr 41 min

Elevation 79–249 ft

Out & Back · Freetown-Fall River State Forest

Trailhead: 41.75961, -71.09308

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto Pine Tree Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.6 miBear left onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miBear left onto Makepeace Road, heading E.
  17. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.8 miSharp right onto Payne Road, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Massasoit Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Railroad Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.4 miBear right onto Breakneck Trail, heading NW.
  22. 0.3 miReach Pine Tree Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.3 miBear left onto Railroad Trail, heading SE.
  24. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Massasoit Trail, heading SE.
  25. 0.8 miTurn right onto Payne Road, heading SE.
  26. 0.2 miSharp left onto Makepeace Road, heading S.
  27. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  28. 0.8 miBear right onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading S.
  29. 0.2 miBear right onto Pine Tree Trail, heading S.
  30. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  32. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  33. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  34. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  35. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  37. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  38. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  39. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  40. 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
  41. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  42. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  43. 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

5% dirt95% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:00 PM

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