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

Directions

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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 Sep 21: Light rain, high 56°F / low 49° · precip 71% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 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 surface

31% dirt69% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 56°F49°
Precip71%Wind6 mphUV0Humidity94%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (0.9″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 2 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 8% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 10% rain8 AM: 17% rain9 AM: 23% rain10 AM: 45% rain11 AM: 71% rain12 PM: 56% rain1 PM: 58% rain2 PM: 54% rain3 PM: 37% rain4 PM: 54% rain5 PM: 61% rain6 PM: 51% rain7 PM: 46% rain8 PM: 43% rain9 PM: 34% rain10 PM: 31% rain11 PM: 20% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon 65°51°
Tue 63°42°
Wed 64°40°
Thu 66°38° 16%
Fri 68°44° 30%
Sat 62°51° 30%

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