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Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area

Wills Hill–Green Pond, 3 summits

5.9 mi · ▲ 269 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Wills Hill–Green Pond, 3 summits is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area near Riverside, MA. The route passes Green Pond and Wills Hill. It climbs 269 ft. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi302 – 548 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.58652, -72.52986
Nearest town Riverside, MA
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Wills Hill–Green Pond, 3 summits

5.9 mi · ▲ 269 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 302–548 ft

Out & Back · Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 42.58652, -72.52986

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 56°F / low 49° · precip 72% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Transit-accessible: Millers Falls Road stop 566 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.9 miTurn left onto Beach Road, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftPass Green Pond.
  11. 0.3 miReach Wills Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  18. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right onto Plains Road, heading NW.
  20. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  24. 450 ftPass Wills Hill.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  32. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/wills-hill-green-pond-loop-3-lakes-8-km-4a58

Trail surface

14% dirt86% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 56°F49°
Precip72%Wind6 mphUV0Humidity94%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (0.9″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 2 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 8% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 10% rain8 AM: 17% rain9 AM: 24% rain10 AM: 47% rain11 AM: 72% rain12 PM: 57% rain1 PM: 57% rain2 PM: 55% rain3 PM: 39% rain4 PM: 53% rain5 PM: 63% rain6 PM: 53% rain7 PM: 46% rain8 PM: 44% rain9 PM: 32% rain10 PM: 29% rain11 PM: 18% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon 64°51°
Tue 63°42°
Wed 64°40°
Thu 66°38° 16%
Fri 68°44° 30%
Sat 62°51° 30%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Millers Falls Road stop 566 m from the trailhead

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