Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area
Parallel Sandwich Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 317 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Parallel Sandwich Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area near South Pocasset, MA. It climbs 317 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Parallel Sandwich Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 317 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 52–156 ft
Out & Back · Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Parallel Sandwich Trail · 41.66583, -70.59902
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Parallel Sandwich Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Moraine Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftReach Parallel Sandwich Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Parallel Sandwich Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM — 15 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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