Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area
Plains Road
3.7 mi · ▲ 264 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Plains Road is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area near Riverside, MA. It climbs 264 ft. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Plains Road
3.7 mi · ▲ 264 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 332–492 ft
Out & Back · Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 42.58855, -72.53568
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Millers Falls Road stop 43 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Plains Road, heading E.
- 200 ftReach Plains Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 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 0.6 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Millers Falls Road stop 43 m from the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Bartlett Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 220 ft
- Bartlett Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 276 ft
- Plains Road Loop 3 mi · ▲ 282 ft
- Bartlett Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 300 ft
- Plains Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 229 ft
- Plains Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 231 ft
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