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Knightville Dam & Reservation

Federal Flood Control Road via River Road

14.4 mi · ▲ 637 ft · 5 hr 7 min

Federal Flood Control Road via River Road is a 14.4-mile out-and-back in Knightville Dam & Reservation near West Chesterfield, MA. It climbs 637 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi512 – 1,070 ft · steepest grade: 21%14.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.38516, -72.88653
Nearest town West Chesterfield, MA
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Federal Flood Control Road via River Road

14.4 mi · ▲ 637 ft · 5 hr 7 min

Elevation 513–1,069 ft

Out & Back · Knightville Dam & Reservation

Trailhead: 42.38516, -72.88653

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 1 miSharp left, heading E.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right onto Federal Flood Control Road, heading S.
  5. 5.3 miReach Federal Flood Control Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 5.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
  8. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/federal-flood-control-road-out-back-23-km-cf7c

Trail surface

70% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:09 PM

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