Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area

Bartlett Road

3.6 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Bartlett Road is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area near Grounts Corner, MA. It climbs 315 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi318 – 515 ft · steepest grade: 24%3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.58696, -72.52198
Nearest town Grounts Corner, MA

Directions

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Bartlett Road

3.6 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 317–514 ft

Out & Back · Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 42.58696, -72.52198

Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftBear right onto Bartlett Road, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

5% dirt95% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 81°F63°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity71%
Rained 2.3″ yesterday (3.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed 81°63°
Thu 88°67° 60%
Fri 92°69° 38%
Sat 90°69° 37%
Sun 93°66°
Mon 91°67° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 9 min before dark.

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