Freetown-Fall River State Forest

Breakneck Trail–Ighby Lane, 5 sights

14.2 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 4 hr 50 min

Breakneck Trail–Ighby Lane, 5 sights is a 14.2-mile out-and-back in Freetown-Fall River State Forest near Braleys, MA. It is mostly level, with 199 ft of elevation gain. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi95 – 243 ft · steepest grade: 15%14.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72565, -71.01326
Nearest town Braleys, MA

Directions

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Breakneck Trail–Ighby Lane, 5 sights

14.2 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 4 hr 50 min

Elevation 95–243 ft

Out & Back · Freetown-Fall River State Forest

Trailhead: 41.72565, -71.01326

Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 63°F / low 51° · precip 74% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftContinue straight onto Quanapoag Road, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Ighby Lane, heading N.
  4. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Pine Tree Trail, heading N.
  5. 1.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading N.
  8. 350 ftBear left onto Makepeace Road, heading E.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.8 miSharp right onto Payne Road, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Massasoit Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Railroad Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.4 miBear right onto Breakneck Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miReach Ighby Lane, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.3 miBear left onto Railroad Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Massasoit Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.8 miTurn right onto Payne Road, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miSharp left onto Makepeace Road, heading SW.
  19. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  20. 0.8 miBear right onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading S.
  21. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 0.4 miBear left onto Pine Tree Trail, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  24. 2.4 miContinue straight onto Ighby Lane, heading S.
  25. 0.5 miTurn left onto Quanapoag Road, heading S.
  26. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

5% dirt95% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 63°F51°
Precip74%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity93%
Rained 2.3″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 2 AM: 3% rain3 AM: 14% rain4 AM: 7% rain5 AM: 5% rain6 AM: 8% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 6% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 8% rain1 PM: 32% rain2 PM: 60% rain3 PM: 74% rain4 PM: 65% rain5 PM: 45% rain6 PM: 18% rain7 PM: 12% rain8 PM: 12% rain9 PM: 13% rain10 PM: 22% rain11 PM: 26% rain
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:47 PM
Mon 64°55° 44%
Tue 59°52° 17%
Wed 62°53°
Thu 63°54° 22%
Fri 61°53° 47%
Sat 55°53° 42%

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