Freetown-Fall River State Forest
Cedar Swamp Road & Makepeace Road via Hathaway Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Cedar Swamp Road & Makepeace Road via Hathaway Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Freetown-Fall River State Forest near Buffington Corner, MA. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Cedar Swamp Road & Makepeace Road via Hathaway Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 185–245 ft
Out & Back · Freetown-Fall River State Forest
Trailhead: 41.77749, -71.03972
Weather Sep 22: Light drizzle, high 62°F / low 53° · precip 10% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Hathaway Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Makepeace Road, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miReach Makepeace Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Makepeace Road, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hathaway Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Other ways to reach this destination
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- 5.4 mi · loop · via Hathaway Road
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