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Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area

Moraine Trail

5 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Moraine Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area near Hatchville, MA. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 144 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.63339, -70.56072
Nearest town Hatchville, MA
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Moraine Trail

5 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 67–144 ft

Out & Back · Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 41.63339, -70.56072

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  13. 500 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  17. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  18. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right onto Moraine Trail, heading W.
  22. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  26. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  27. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  28. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  29. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  31. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  32. 500 ftSharp right, heading E.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  34. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  35. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  36. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  37. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  38. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  39. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  40. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  41. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  42. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  43. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/moraine-trail-out-back-8-km-08ba

Trail surface

77% dirt3% sand20% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F64°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity85%
Rained 0.2″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 82°62° 19%
Thu 84°70°
Fri 86°72°
Sat 86°71°
Sun 91°69°
Mon 86°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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