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Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area

Parallel Sandwich Trail

5 mi · ▲ 425 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Parallel Sandwich Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area near North Falmouth Station, MA. It climbs 425 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 154 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.63422, -70.60305
Nearest town North Falmouth Station, MA
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Parallel Sandwich Trail

5 mi · ▲ 425 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 46–156 ft

Out & Back · Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 41.63422, -70.60305

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 SE.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Moraine Trail, heading W.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miBear right onto Parallel Sandwich Trail, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  27. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  30. 0.2 miReach Parallel Sandwich Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  34. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  35. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  36. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  37. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  38. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  40. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  42. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  43. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  44. 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
  45. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  46. 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
  47. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  48. 0.2 miTurn left onto Moraine Trail, heading S.
  49. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  50. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  51. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  52. 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  53. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  54. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  55. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  56. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  57. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  58. 50 ftArrive 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/parallel-sandwich-trail-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F64°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 0.2″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 81°67° 18%
Thu 84°72°
Fri 86°72°
Sat 86°71°
Sun 91°69°
Mon 86°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 12 min before dark.

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