Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area

Moraine Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 180 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Moraine Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area near North Falmouth Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 180 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 144 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 41.63655, -70.60834
Nearest town North Falmouth Station, MA

Directions

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Moraine Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 180 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 46–144 ft

Out & Back · Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: connector · 41.63655, -70.60834

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Moraine Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
  9. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  11. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  13. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 500 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  17. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  19. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  25. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  30. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  31. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  32. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  33. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  34. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  35. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  36. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  37. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

52% dirt1% sand47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:02 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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