Moraine Trail Loop
2.3 mi · ▲ 234 ft · 53 min
Moraine Trail Loop is a 2.3-mile loop in Kettle Holes near West Falmouth, MA. It is mostly level, with 234 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Moraine Trail Loop
2.3 mi · ▲ 234 ft · 53 min
Elevation 34–160 ft
Loop · Kettle Holes
Trailhead: 41.60956, -70.60936
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 NW.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Moraine Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Short cut, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right onto Moraine Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:38 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:58 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:29 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Moraine Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 311 ft
- Crooked Pond via Moraine Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 289 ft
- Long Pond via Moraine Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 479 ft
- Pine Hill–Camp Edwards Main Gate, 7 sights 14.4 mi · ▲ 1,014 ft
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