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.
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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 Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 82°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Plain Road Branch, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Lake Pleasant, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Plains Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Plains Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Bartlett Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 89 ft
- Bartlett Road 4 mi · ▲ 213 ft
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