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.

Elevation

0 mi43 – 144 ft10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.63386, -70.54400
Nearest town Hatchville, MA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  12. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  15. 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
  16. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  19. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  20. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left onto Moraine Trail, heading SW.
  24. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  25. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  26. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  27. 350 ftReach Moraine Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  28. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  29. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  30. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  32. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  34. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  35. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  36. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  37. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  38. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  39. 450 ftSharp right, heading N.
  40. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  41. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  42. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  43. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  44. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  45. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  46. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  47. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  48. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  49. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  50. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  51. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  52. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

41% dirt7% sand52% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 7:58 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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