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Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area

Moraine Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Moraine Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area near Hatchville, MA. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi69 – 144 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.64588, -70.56838
Nearest town Hatchville, MA
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Moraine Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 68–144 ft

Out & Back · Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 41.64588, -70.56838

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  6. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  7. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  12. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Moraine Trail, heading SW.
  16. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  22. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  23. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  24. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  26. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  27. 500 ftSharp right, heading E.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  31. 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-6-km-7788

Trail surface

49% dirt51% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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