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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.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 226 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Railroad Trail 41.78567, -71.06764
Nearest town Assonet, MA
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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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start on Railroad Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Massasoit Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.8 miSharp left onto Payne Road, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hathaway Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miReach Railroad Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right onto Makepeace Road, heading SW.
  12. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Payne Road, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Railroad Trail, heading S.
  15. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hathaway-road-makepeace-road-out-back-4-sights-9-km-182a

Trail surface

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:00 PM

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