Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area
Plains Road Loop
3.3 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Plains Road Loop is a 3.3-mile loop in Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area near Turners Falls, MA. It climbs 330 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Plains Road Loop
3.3 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 334–540 ft
Loop · Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 42.58215, -72.53911
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 2% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:20 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
Transit-accessible: Millers Falls Road stop 747 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Plains Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading W.
- 450 ftThe loop closes 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 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Millers Falls Road stop 747 m from the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Bartlett Road 2 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- Bartlett Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- Bartlett Road Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 272 ft
- Bartlett Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 289 ft
- Wills Hill Loop via Plains Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 276 ft
- Plains Road Loop 2.6 mi · ▲ 305 ft
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