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
Directions
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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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto Hathaway Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Makepeace Road, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Pine Tree Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 2.4 miContinue straight onto Ighby Lane, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach Makepeace Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Pine Tree Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left onto Makepeace Road, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hathaway Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
3% dirt97% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:00 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Payne Road Trailhead
- Makepeace Road Loop via Hathaway Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Payne Road 2.7 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Breakneck Hill Loop–Breakneck Trail, 4 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Bridle Path–Cedar Swamp Road, 3 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 107 ft
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