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Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area

Moraine Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Moraine Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area near Hatchville, MA. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 144 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.63522, -70.56092
Nearest town Hatchville, MA
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Moraine Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 67–144 ft

Out & Back · Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 41.63522, -70.56092

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  13. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  17. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  18. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  19. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  20. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right onto Moraine Trail, heading W.
  23. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  24. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  27. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  28. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  29. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  30. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  31. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  33. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  34. 500 ftSharp right, heading E.
  35. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  36. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  37. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  38. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  39. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  40. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  41. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  42. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  43. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  44. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  45. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/moraine-trail-out-back-8-km-4cd9

Trail surface

80% dirt3% sand17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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