Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area
Ashumet Pond via Moraine Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Ashumet Pond via Moraine Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area near North Falmouth Station, MA. The route reaches Ashumet Pond at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 251 ft. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ashumet Pond via Moraine Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Elevation 46–156 ft
Out & Back · Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 41.63357, -70.60007
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°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 SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Moraine Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftReach Ashumet Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 7 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Moraine Trail 2 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Moraine Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 352 ft
- Moraine Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 145 ft
- Moraine Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 145 ft
- Moraine Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 322 ft
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