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Knightville Dam & Reservation

(overgrown) via Federal Flood Control Road

11.2 mi · ▲ 1,869 ft · 4 hr 40 min

(overgrown) via Federal Flood Control Road is an 11.2-mile out-and-back in Knightville Dam & Reservation near Norwich, MA. It climbs 1,869 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi548 – 1,375 ft · steepest grade: 30%11.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.31054, -72.83938
Nearest town Norwich, MA
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(overgrown) via Federal Flood Control Road

11.2 mi · ▲ 1,869 ft · 4 hr 40 min

Elevation 549–1,374 ft

Out & Back · Knightville Dam & Reservation

Trailhead: 42.31054, -72.83938

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 2.2 miTurn left onto Federal Flood Control Road, heading S.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right onto (overgrown), heading N.
  6. 1.4 miReach (overgrown), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.4 miTurn left onto Federal Flood Control Road, heading E.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 2.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/overgrown-out-back-18-km-20f3

Trail surface

12% dirt88% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.4 mi in (~164 min). Leave by 5:05 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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