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Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area

Moraine Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Moraine Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area near Hatchville, MA. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi69 – 144 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.64271, -70.55319
Nearest town Hatchville, MA
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Moraine Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 68–144 ft

Out & Back · Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 41.64271, -70.55319

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  12. 500 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  16. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  17. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right onto Moraine Trail, heading W.
  21. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  26. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  27. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  28. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  29. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  30. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  31. 500 ftSharp right, heading E.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  34. 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  36. 400 ftBear left, heading E.
  37. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  38. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  39. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  40. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  41. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/moraine-trail-out-back-9-km-1056

Trail surface

65% dirt3% sand32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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