Moraine Trail Loop
3.6 mi · ▲ 306 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Moraine Trail Loop is a 3.6-mile loop in Anna Gordon Moraine Trail near West Falmouth, MA. It climbs 306 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Moraine Trail Loop
3.6 mi · ▲ 306 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 32–193 ft
Loop · Anna Gordon Moraine Trail
Trailhead: 41.60600, -70.59809
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.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Moraine Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, 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 0.5 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM — 2 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
- Crooked Pond via Pickeral Way 2.7 mi · ▲ 33 ft
- Moraine Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 556 ft
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