Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area

Moraine Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 1 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 162 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 · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 1 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 S.
  2. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
  15. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Moraine Trail, heading SW.
  18. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  24. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  25. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  27. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  28. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  29. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  30. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  31. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  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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