Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area

Moraine Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 349 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Moraine Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area near North Falmouth Station, MA. It climbs 349 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 154 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 41.63655, -70.60834
Nearest town North Falmouth Station, MA

Directions

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Moraine Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 349 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 46–156 ft

Out & Back · Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: connector · 41.63655, -70.60834

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 63°F / low 53° · precip 6% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:42 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Moraine Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  28. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  29. 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  31. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  32. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  33. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  34. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  35. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  36. 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

62% dirt38% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 63°F53°
Precip6%Wind9 mphUV3Humidity80%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:42 PM
Wed 61°51°
Thu 63°54° 29%
Fri 64°57° 70%
Sat 61°54° 70%
Sun 58°54° 67%
Mon 57°56° 45%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:00 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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