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Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area

Lake Pleasant & Plain Road Branch

4.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Lake Pleasant & Plain Road Branch is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area near Grounts Corner, MA. The route reaches Lake Pleasant at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi325 – 377 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.58696, -72.52198
Nearest town Grounts Corner, MA
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Lake Pleasant & Plain Road Branch

4.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 324–377 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 SE.
  2. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Plain Road Branch, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miReach Lake Pleasant, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 1.2 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/lake-pleasant-out-back-8-km-4c2f

Trail surface

31% dirt69% 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%

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