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Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area

Moraine Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Moraine Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area near Hatchville, MA. It is mostly level, with 174 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi43 – 144 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.63715, -70.58414
Nearest town Hatchville, MA
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Moraine Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 44–144 ft

Out & Back · Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 41.63715, -70.58414

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:41 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  8. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Moraine Trail, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  14. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 350 ftReach Moraine Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  17. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  18. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  22. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  23. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  24. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  26. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 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-7698

Trail surface

31% dirt69% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 6:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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