Breakneck Hill Conservation Area
Oak Hill & Bay Path
1.8 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 38 min
Oak Hill & Bay Path is a 1.8-mile out-and-back in Breakneck Hill Conservation Area near Fayville, MA. The route reaches Oak Hill at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Oak Hill & Bay Path
1.8 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 38 min
Elevation 339–424 ft
Out & Back · Breakneck Hill Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.28643, -71.51734
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Transit-accessible: Route 9 & White Bagley Rd stop 751 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftBear left, heading E.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Bay Path, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Oak Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftArrive 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 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Route 9 & White Bagley Rd stop 751 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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