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Freetown-Fall River State Forest

Ighby Lane & Makepeace Road via Pine Tree Trail

11.2 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 3 hr 49 min

Ighby Lane & Makepeace Road via Pine Tree Trail is an 11.2-mile out-and-back in Freetown-Fall River State Forest near Buffington Corner, MA. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi171 – 266 ft11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Payne Road 41.77856, -71.04325
Nearest town Buffington Corner, MA
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Ighby Lane & Makepeace Road via Pine Tree Trail

11.2 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 3 hr 49 min

Elevation 172–264 ft

Out & Back · Freetown-Fall River State Forest

Trailhead: Payne Road · 41.77856, -71.04325

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 63°F / low 51° · precip 72% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 100 ftBear right onto Hathaway Road, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Makepeace Road, heading S.
  9. 0.8 miBear right onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading S.
  10. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miBear left onto Pine Tree Trail, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 2.4 miContinue straight onto Ighby Lane, heading S.
  14. 0.9 miReach Makepeace Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Pine Tree Trail, heading N.
  16. 1.5 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading NW.
  19. 300 ftBear left onto Makepeace Road, heading SW.
  20. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hathaway Road, heading NE.
  22. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  23. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  26. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ighby-lane-makepeace-road-out-back-18-km

Trail surface

3% dirt97% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 63°F51°
Precip72%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity96%
Rained 1.8″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 2 AM: 3% rain3 AM: 15% rain4 AM: 7% rain5 AM: 5% rain6 AM: 6% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 7% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 8% rain1 PM: 30% rain2 PM: 62% rain3 PM: 72% rain4 PM: 65% rain5 PM: 44% rain6 PM: 19% rain7 PM: 12% rain8 PM: 13% rain9 PM: 10% rain10 PM: 25% rain11 PM: 23% rain
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:47 PM
Mon 64°55° 39%
Tue 61°52° 16%
Wed 62°53°
Thu 63°54° 22%
Fri 61°53° 46%
Sat 55°53° 43%

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