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Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area

Lake Pleasant via Bartlett Road

6 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Lake Pleasant via Bartlett Road is a 6-mile out-and-back in Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area near Riverside, MA. The route reaches Lake Pleasant at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 260 ft. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi315 – 499 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.58855, -72.53568
Nearest town Riverside, MA
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Lake Pleasant via Bartlett Road

6 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 316–499 ft

Out & Back · Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 42.58855, -72.53568

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 57°F / low 49° · precip 72% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Transit-accessible: Millers Falls Road stop 43 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 1 miSharp left onto Bartlett Road, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miReach Lake Pleasant, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
  13. 0.7 miTurn right onto Plains Road, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miArrive 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/wills-hill-out-back-7-km-d865

Trail surface

15% dirt85% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 57°F49°
Precip72%Wind5 mphUV0Humidity95%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (0.9″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 2 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 8% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 10% rain8 AM: 17% rain9 AM: 24% rain10 AM: 47% rain11 AM: 72% rain12 PM: 57% rain1 PM: 57% rain2 PM: 55% rain3 PM: 39% rain4 PM: 53% rain5 PM: 63% rain6 PM: 53% rain7 PM: 46% rain8 PM: 44% rain9 PM: 32% rain10 PM: 29% rain11 PM: 18% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon 64°51°
Tue 61°43°
Wed 64°40°
Thu 66°38° 16%
Fri 68°45° 30%
Sat 63°51° 30%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Millers Falls Road stop 43 m from the trailhead

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