Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area
Moraine Trail
3 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Moraine Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area near North Falmouth Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Moraine Trail
3 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 52–156 ft
Out & Back · Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Moraine Trail · 41.64240, -70.60026
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Moraine Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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