Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area
Moraine Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 341 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Moraine Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area near Hatchville, MA. It climbs 341 ft. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Moraine Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 341 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Elevation 44–144 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Moraine Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftReach Moraine Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Blue Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Abandoned Trail & Blue Trail Loop 5.3 mi · ▲ 88 ft
- Moraine Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Moraine Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Moraine Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Moraine Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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