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Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area

Abandoned Trail & Moraine Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 389 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Abandoned Trail & Moraine Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area near West Falmouth, MA. It climbs 389 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi43 – 144 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.61509, -70.61463
Nearest town West Falmouth, MA
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Abandoned Trail & Moraine Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 389 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 44–144 ft

Out & Back · Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 41.61509, -70.61463

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Moraine Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  12. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
  16. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  17. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  18. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  19. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  21. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miBear left onto Abandoned Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miReach Moraine Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  26. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  29. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  30. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  31. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  32. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  33. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  34. 0.2 miTurn left onto Moraine Trail, heading N.
  35. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  36. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  37. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  38. 450 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  40. 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  42. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  43. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  44. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  45. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  46. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/moraine-trail-out-back-9-km-c59a

Trail surface

27% dirt73% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F64°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 81°62° 16%
Thu 84°70°
Fri 86°72°
Sat 86°71°
Sun 91°69°
Mon 86°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:38 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:58 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:29 PM.

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