Federal Flood Control Road
8.4 mi · ▲ 991 ft · 3 hr 18 min
Federal Flood Control Road is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Knightville Dam & Reservation near Norwich, MA. It climbs 991 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi548 – 1,188 ft · steepest grade: 35%8.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.31054, -72.83938
Nearest town Norwich, MA
Directions
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Federal Flood Control Road
8.4 mi · ▲ 991 ft · 3 hr 18 min
Elevation 549–1,189 ft
Out & Back · Knightville Dam & Reservation
Trailhead: 42.31054, -72.83938
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 2.2 miTurn left onto Federal Flood Control Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
16% dirt84% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:09 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- (overgrown) via Federal Flood Control Road 11.2 mi · ▲ 1,869 ft
- Knightville Reservoir & Federal Flood Control Road 15 mi · ▲ 1,052 ft
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