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Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area

Abandoned Trail & Blue Trail Loop

5.3 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Abandoned Trail & Blue Trail Loop is a 5.3-mile loop in Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area near Hatchville, MA. It is mostly level, with 88 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 121 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.63386, -70.54400
Nearest town Hatchville, MA
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Abandoned Trail & Blue Trail Loop

5.3 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 53–123 ft

Loop · Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 41.63386, -70.54400

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  12. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Abandoned Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  25. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  26. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  29. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  30. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  31. 300 ftThe loop closes 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/abandoned-trail-blue-trail-loop

Trail surface

36% dirt6% sand58% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM — 15 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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