Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area
Moraine Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Moraine Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area near Hatchville, MA. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Moraine Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 67–144 ft
Out & Back · Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 41.63336, -70.55879
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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 E.
- 300 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftArrive 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 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Ashumet Pond 2.3 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Blue Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Mt. Otis Loop 4 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Abandoned Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Coonamessett Pond–Jenkins Pond, 3 lakes 4.6 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Moraine Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 112 ft
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