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Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area

Moraine Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 59 min

Moraine Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area near North Falmouth Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 154 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.65602, -70.60152
Nearest town North Falmouth Station, MA
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Moraine Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 59 min

Elevation 52–156 ft

Out & Back · Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 41.65602, -70.60152

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

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

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/moraine-trail-out-back-4-km-278d

Trail surface

72% dirt28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:02 PM — 11 min before dark.

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