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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. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi62 – 144 ft6.6 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 63–144 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. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  9. 500 ftBear right, heading W.
  10. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  15. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  16. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Moraine Trail, heading W.
  19. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  24. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  25. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  26. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  27. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  29. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  30. 500 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  33. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  34. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  35. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  36. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  37. 400 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-e2b7

Trail surface

37% dirt4% sand59% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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