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.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 92 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.63386, -70.54400
Nearest town Hatchville, MA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Green Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.8 miReach Blue Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right onto Green Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  12. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

3% sand1% dirt96% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 7:58 PM

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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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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