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.
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: Millers Falls Road stop 326 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Wills Hill.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Bartlett Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Wills Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftArrive 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 0.5 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Millers Falls Road stop 326 m from the trailhead
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- Plains Road Loop 3 mi · ▲ 225 ft
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