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Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area

Lake Pleasant & Plain Road Branch via Plains Road

6.2 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Lake Pleasant & Plain Road Branch via Plains Road is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area near Grounts Corner, MA. The route reaches Lake Pleasant. It is mostly level, with 174 ft of elevation gain. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi315 – 499 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.58025, -72.51175
Nearest town Grounts Corner, MA
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Lake Pleasant & Plain Road Branch via Plains Road

6.2 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 316–499 ft

Out & Back · Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 42.58025, -72.51175

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Plain Road Branch, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miReach Lake Pleasant, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right onto Plains Road, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-pleasant-plain-road-branch-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

15% dirt85% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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