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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 Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 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

Mostly clearTemperature 81°F63°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity71%
Rained 2.3″ yesterday (3.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed 81°63°
Thu 88°67° 60%
Fri 92°69° 38%
Sat 90°69° 37%
Sun 93°66°
Mon 91°67° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM — 3 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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