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Knightville Dam & Reservation

Pinnacle Viewpoint–(overgrown), 3 sights

6.8 mi · ▲ 1,595 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Pinnacle Viewpoint–(overgrown), 3 sights is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Knightville Dam & Reservation near South Worthington, MA. The route reaches Pinnacle Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 1,595 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi548 – 1,375 ft · steepest grade: 27%6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: (overgrown) 42.34346, -72.87495
Nearest town South Worthington, MA
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Pinnacle Viewpoint–(overgrown), 3 sights

6.8 mi · ▲ 1,595 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Elevation 549–1,374 ft

Out & Back · Knightville Dam & Reservation

Trailhead: (overgrown) · 42.34346, -72.87495

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

  1. Start on (overgrown), heading E.
  2. 1.4 miTurn left onto Federal Flood Control Road, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miBear left onto Pinnacle Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.9 miReach Pinnacle Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Federal Flood Control Road, heading S.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right onto (overgrown), heading W.
  9. 1.4 miArrive 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/federal-flood-control-road-out-back-9418

Trail surface

47% dirt53% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:43 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 12 min before dark.

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