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Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area

Ashumet Pond & Blue Trail

5 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Ashumet Pond & Blue Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area near Hatchville, MA. The route reaches Ashumet Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 108 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.63715, -70.58414
Nearest town Hatchville, MA
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Ashumet Pond & Blue Trail

5 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 53–109 ft

Out & Back · Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 41.63715, -70.58414

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 350 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftPass Ashumet Pond.
  15. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  20. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftArrive 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/ashumet-pond-blue-trail-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

21% dirt8% sand71% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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