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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Pine Tree Trail, heading NE.
- 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 N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Massasoit Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Railroad Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Breakneck Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Pine Tree Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Railroad Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Massasoit Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Payne Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Makepeace Road, heading S.
- 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 S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
5% dirt95% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:00 PM
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