Freetown-Fall River State Forest

Makepeace Road–Payne Road, 3 sights

8.6 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Makepeace Road–Payne Road, 3 sights is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Freetown-Fall River State Forest near Fighting Rock Corner, MA. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi108 – 249 ft8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75944, -71.07151
Nearest town Fighting Rock Corner, MA

Directions

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Makepeace Road–Payne Road, 3 sights

8.6 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Elevation 110–249 ft

Out & Back · Freetown-Fall River State Forest

Trailhead: 41.75944, -71.07151

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Pine Tree Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.6 miBear left onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miBear left onto Makepeace Road, heading E.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Hathaway Road, heading N.
  11. 0.9 miTurn left onto Payne Road, heading NE.
  12. 0.6 miReach Pine Tree Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right onto Hathaway Road, heading SE.
  14. 0.9 miTurn right onto Makepeace Road, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  16. 0.8 miBear right onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miBear right onto Pine Tree Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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