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Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area

Moraine Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 55 min

Moraine Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area near Hatchville, MA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi79 – 144 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.64868, -70.57918
Nearest town Hatchville, MA
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Moraine Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 55 min

Elevation 79–144 ft

Out & Back · Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 41.64868, -70.57918

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 400 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  15. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Moraine Trail, heading W.
  18. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  23. 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
  24. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  25. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  26. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  28. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  29. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  31. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  32. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  34. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  35. 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/moraine-trail-out-back-4-km-0d97

Trail surface

62% dirt38% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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