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Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area

Lake Pleasant via Bartlett Road

5.4 mi · ▲ 255 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Lake Pleasant via Bartlett Road is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area near Turners Falls, MA. The route reaches Lake Pleasant at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 255 ft. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi312 – 459 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.58270, -72.54107
Nearest town Turners Falls, MA
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Lake Pleasant via Bartlett Road

5.4 mi · ▲ 255 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 312–459 ft

Out & Back · Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 42.58270, -72.54107

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

Transit-accessible: Turners Falls High School stop 668 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 400 ftBear left onto Bartlett Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.7 miSharp right, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miReach Lake Pleasant, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 1.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  18. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  24. 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/lake-pleasant-out-back-10-km-f7f4

Trail surface

35% dirt65% 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%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Turners Falls High School stop 668 m from the trailhead

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