Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area
Green Pond & Beach Road via Bartlett Road
5.5 mi · ▲ 346 ft · 2 hr
Green Pond & Beach Road via Bartlett Road is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area near Turners Falls, MA. The route reaches Green Pond. It climbs 346 ft. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Green Pond & Beach Road via Bartlett Road
5.5 mi · ▲ 346 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 302–540 ft
Out & Back · Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 42.58215, -72.53911
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Millers Falls Road stop 747 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Beach Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Green Pond.
- 0.3 miReach Green Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Plains Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 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 0.3 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Millers Falls Road stop 747 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Bartlett Road 2 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- Bartlett Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- Bartlett Road Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 272 ft
- Bartlett Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 289 ft
- Wills Hill Loop via Plains Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 276 ft
- Plains Road Loop 2.6 mi · ▲ 305 ft
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