Freetown-Fall River State Forest
Hathaway Road–Makepeace Road, 4 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Hathaway Road–Makepeace Road, 4 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Freetown-Fall River State Forest near Assonet, MA. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Hathaway Road–Makepeace Road, 4 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 75–226 ft
Out & Back · Freetown-Fall River State Forest
Trailhead: Railroad Trail · 41.78567, -71.06764
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
- Start on Railroad Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Massasoit Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Payne Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hathaway Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Railroad Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Makepeace Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Payne Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Railroad Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:27 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:47 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:15 PM.
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- Ighby Lane–Makepeace Road, 4 sights 14.1 mi · ▲ 228 ft
- Breakneck Hill Loop–Donahue Trail, 3 sights 2 mi · ▲ 113 ft
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