Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area
Abandoned Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Abandoned Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area near Hatchville, MA. It is mostly level, with 116 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Abandoned Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 77–144 ft
Out & Back · Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 41.63466, -70.57452
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Abandoned Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Moraine Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Abandoned Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 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 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Jenkins Pond & Blue Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Mt. Otis Loop via Abandoned Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Jenkins Pond Loop 3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Abandoned Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Abandoned Trail via Moraine Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 122 ft
- Deer Horn Hill & Mt. Zig Loop via Abandoned Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 402 ft
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