Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area
Moraine Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 182 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 182 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Moraine Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 182 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Moraine Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 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 0.1 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
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via Moraine Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Moraine Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Moraine Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Moraine Trail
- 2.3 mi · loop · via Moraine Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Moraine Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Moraine Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Moraine Trail
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- Moraine Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 180 ft
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