Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area
Bartlett Road
2.9 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Bartlett Road is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area near Turners Falls, MA. It climbs 276 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bartlett Road
2.9 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 312–514 ft
Out & Back · Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 42.58725, -72.53750
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Millers Falls Road stop 177 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Bartlett Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Millers Falls Road stop 177 m from the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Bartlett Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 220 ft
- Plains Road Loop 3 mi · ▲ 282 ft
- Bartlett Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 300 ft
- Plains Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 229 ft
- Plains Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 231 ft
- Plains Road 3.7 mi · ▲ 264 ft
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