Chesterfield Gorge & (overgrown) via River Road is a 14-mile out-and-back in Knightville Dam & Reservation near South Worthington, MA. The route reaches Chesterfield Gorge at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 1,123 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi548 – 1,375 ft · steepest grade: 27%14.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: (overgrown) 42.34346, -72.87495
Nearest town South Worthington, MA
Directions
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Chesterfield Gorge & (overgrown) via River Road
14 mi · ▲ 1,123 ft · 5 hr 14 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
- Start on (overgrown), heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Federal Flood Control Road, heading E.
- 5.7 miReach Chesterfield Gorge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5.7 miTurn right onto (overgrown), heading W.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
78% dirt22% 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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