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Knightville Dam & Reservation

Pinnacle Viewpoint & Pinnacle Trail via River Road

11.8 mi · ▲ 1,273 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Pinnacle Viewpoint & Pinnacle Trail via River Road is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Knightville Dam & Reservation near West Chesterfield, MA. The route reaches Pinnacle Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.9 miles in. It climbs 1,273 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi558 – 1,286 ft · steepest grade: 25%12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.38516, -72.88653
Nearest town West Chesterfield, MA
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Pinnacle Viewpoint & Pinnacle Trail via River Road

11.8 mi · ▲ 1,273 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Elevation 558–1,288 ft

Out & Back · Knightville Dam & Reservation

Trailhead: 42.38516, -72.88653

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 1 miSharp left, heading E.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right onto Federal Flood Control Road, heading S.
  5. 2.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miBear left onto Pinnacle Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.9 miReach Pinnacle Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.9 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Federal Flood Control Road, heading W.
  10. 2.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
  12. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.2 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/pinnacle-viewpoint-out-back-19-km-7d1d

Trail surface

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:09 PM

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