Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area
Moraine Trail
5 mi · ▲ 107 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 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Moraine Trail
5 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 63–144 ft
Out & Back · Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 41.64539, -70.55850
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Moraine Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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