Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area
Moraine Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 321 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Moraine Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area near North Falmouth Station, MA. It climbs 321 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Moraine Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 321 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 44–135 ft
Out & Back · Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 41.64361, -70.60183
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Moraine Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Moraine Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:08 PM — 5 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via Moraine Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Moraine Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Moraine Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Moraine Trail
- 2.3 mi · loop · via Moraine Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Moraine Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Moraine Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Moraine Trail
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- Ashumet Pond 6.1 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Moraine Trail 3 mi · ▲ 248 ft
- Moraine Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Moraine Trail 3 mi · ▲ 248 ft
- Moraine Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Moraine Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 29 ft
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