Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area
Blue Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Blue Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area near Hatchville, MA. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Blue Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 49–93 ft
Out & Back · 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Green Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miReach Blue Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Green Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 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 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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More from this trailhead
- Abandoned Trail & Blue Trail Loop 5.3 mi · ▲ 88 ft
- Moraine Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Moraine Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Moraine Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Moraine Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Moraine Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 341 ft
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