Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area

Bartlett Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Bartlett Road is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area near Turners Falls, MA. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi312 – 459 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.58725, -72.53750
Nearest town Turners Falls, MA

Directions

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Bartlett Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 312–459 ft

Out & Back · Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 42.58725, -72.53750

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Transit-accessible: Millers Falls Road stop 177 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 150 ftTurn right onto Bartlett Road, heading W.
  9. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  17. 0.4 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

6% dirt94% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 2 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Millers Falls Road stop 177 m from the trailhead

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