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Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area

Wills Hill Loop via Plains Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 58 min

Wills Hill Loop via Plains Road is a 2.5-mile loop in Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area near Turners Falls, MA. The route reaches Wills Hill. It climbs 276 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi312 – 561 ft · steepest grade: 26%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.58358, -72.53815
Nearest town Turners Falls, MA
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Wills Hill Loop via Plains Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 58 min

Elevation 312–562 ft

Loop · Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 42.58358, -72.53815

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 57°F / low 50° · precip 73% · wind 4 mph · 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. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miPass Wills Hill.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Plains Road, heading S.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  19. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/wills-hill-loop-810d

Trail surface

1% dirt99% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 57°F50°
Precip73%Wind4 mphUV0Humidity95%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (0.9″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 2 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 7% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 11% rain8 AM: 18% rain9 AM: 24% rain10 AM: 47% rain11 AM: 73% rain12 PM: 55% rain1 PM: 56% rain2 PM: 53% rain3 PM: 38% rain4 PM: 54% rain5 PM: 62% rain6 PM: 52% rain7 PM: 46% rain8 PM: 43% rain9 PM: 32% rain10 PM: 30% rain11 PM: 19% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon 64°51°
Tue 61°43°
Wed 64°41°
Thu 66°38° 16%
Fri 68°45° 30%
Sat 63°51° 30%

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.

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Good to know

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

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