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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 Sep 20: Light rain, high 63°F / low 49° · precip 69% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 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

Light rainTemperature 63°F49°
Precip69%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity91%
Rained 2.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 12% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 13% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 5% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 3% rain1 PM: 23% rain2 PM: 46% rain3 PM: 69% rain4 PM: 67% rain5 PM: 58% rain6 PM: 36% rain7 PM: 17% rain8 PM: 13% rain9 PM: 17% rain10 PM: 19% rain11 PM: 32% rain
Sunrise 6:28 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:45 PM
Mon 62°56° 51%
Tue 59°53° 23%
Wed 63°54°
Thu 64°56° 29%
Fri 62°55° 51%
Sat 59°56° 46%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 5:30 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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