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Knightville Dam & Reservation

(overgrown) via Federal Flood Control Road

4.3 mi · ▲ 866 ft · 1 hr 52 min

(overgrown) via Federal Flood Control Road is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Knightville Dam & Reservation near Bisbee Mill, MA. It climbs 866 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi548 – 1,375 ft · steepest grade: 27%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 42.34070, -72.84633
Nearest town Bisbee Mill, MA
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(overgrown) via Federal Flood Control Road

4.3 mi · ▲ 866 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 549–1,374 ft

Out & Back · Knightville Dam & Reservation

Trailhead: connector · 42.34070, -72.84633

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 450 ftTurn left onto Federal Flood Control Road, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto (overgrown), heading N.
  4. 1.4 miReach (overgrown), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.4 miTurn left onto Federal Flood Control Road, heading E.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 300 ftArrive 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/overgrown-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

32% dirt68% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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