Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area

Plains Road Loop

3 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Plains Road Loop is a 3-mile loop in Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area near Grounts Corner, MA. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi335 – 492 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.58696, -72.52198
Nearest town Grounts Corner, MA

Directions

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Plains Road Loop

3 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 334–493 ft

Loop · 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 miTurn right onto Plains Road, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

7% dirt93% 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%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:40 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 9 min before dark.

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