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.
Elevation
0 mi33 – 194 ft6.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60600, -70.59809
Nearest town West Falmouth, MA
Directions
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 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.
Trail surface
100% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:45 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via Moraine Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Moraine Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Moraine Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Moraine Trail
- 2.3 mi · loop · via Moraine Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Moraine Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Moraine Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Moraine Trail
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- Crooked Pond via Pickeral Way 2.7 mi · ▲ 33 ft
- Moraine Trail Loop 3.6 mi · ▲ 306 ft
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