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Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area

Plains Road

3.1 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Plains Road is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area near Turners Falls, MA. It climbs 310 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi335 – 535 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.58358, -72.53815
Nearest town Turners Falls, MA
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Plains Road

3.1 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 334–534 ft

Out & Back · Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 42.58358, -72.53815

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Transit-accessible: Millers Falls Road stop 572 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miBear left onto Plains Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/plains-road-out-back-5-km-e9ae

Trail surface

7% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 9 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Millers Falls Road stop 572 m from the trailhead

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