Federal Flood Control Road
8.5 mi · ▲ 948 ft · 3 hr 18 min
Federal Flood Control Road is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Knightville Dam & Reservation near Norwich, MA. It climbs 948 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi548 – 1,142 ft · steepest grade: 19%8.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.30233, -72.84694
Nearest town Norwich, MA
Directions
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Federal Flood Control Road
8.5 mi · ▲ 948 ft · 3 hr 18 min
Elevation 549–1,143 ft
Out & Back · Knightville Dam & Reservation
Trailhead: 42.30233, -72.84694
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 2.5 miTurn left onto Federal Flood Control Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 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
16% dirt84% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:09 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Knightville Reservoir 3.5 mi · ▲ 609 ft
- (overgrown) via Federal Flood Control Road 11.3 mi · ▲ 1,826 ft
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