Moraine Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 556 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Moraine Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Kettle Holes near West Falmouth, MA. It climbs 556 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Moraine Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 556 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 32–193 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Holes
Trailhead: 41.60600, -70.59809
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Moraine Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Moraine Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Short cut, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right onto Moraine Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 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 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 1 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Crooked Pond via Pickeral Way 2.7 mi · ▲ 33 ft
- Moraine Trail Loop 3.6 mi · ▲ 306 ft
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