Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area

Moraine Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Moraine Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area near North Falmouth Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi39 – 154 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.65178, -70.60233
Nearest town North Falmouth Station, MA

Directions

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Moraine Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 39–154 ft

Out & Back · Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 41.65178, -70.60233

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto Moraine Trail, heading SW.
  14. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  20. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  23. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  24. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  25. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  28. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  29. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  30. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  31. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  32. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

68% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:13 PM.

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