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Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area

Wills Hill via Bartlett Road

2.7 mi · ▲ 319 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Wills Hill via Bartlett Road is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area near Riverside, MA. The route reaches Wills Hill. It climbs 319 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi318 – 548 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.58657, -72.53324
Nearest town Riverside, MA
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Wills Hill via Bartlett Road

2.7 mi · ▲ 319 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 317–548 ft

Out & Back · Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 42.58657, -72.53324

Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Transit-accessible: Millers Falls Road stop 326 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miPass Wills Hill.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftBear right onto Bartlett Road, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miReach Wills Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  18. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 450 ftArrive 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-out-back-4-km-a41b

Trail surface

6% dirt94% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity74%
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 93°65° 60%
Fri 93°68° 38%
Sat 92°68° 37%
Sun 95°67°
Mon 90°68° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Millers Falls Road stop 326 m from the trailhead

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