Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area

Moraine Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 49 min

Moraine Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area near North Falmouth Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 135 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Moraine Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 49 min

Elevation 55–135 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 SE.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Moraine Trail, heading W.
  10. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  14. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  19. 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

76% dirt24% 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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