Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area
Plains Road
3.5 mi · ▲ 396 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Plains Road is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area near Turners Falls, MA. It climbs 396 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Plains Road
3.5 mi · ▲ 396 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 334–534 ft
Out & Back · Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 42.58270, -72.54107
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: Turners Falls High School stop 668 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Plains Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.4 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Turners Falls High School stop 668 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Lake Pleasant via Bartlett Road 5.4 mi · ▲ 255 ft
- Bartlett Road 2 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- Green Pond & Beach Road via Bartlett Road 5.5 mi · ▲ 346 ft
- Plains Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 396 ft
- Plains Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 329 ft
- Plains Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 317 ft
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