Pinnacle Viewpoint–Chesterfield Gorge, 3 sights is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Knightville Dam & Reservation near West Chesterfield, MA. The route passes Chesterfield Gorge before reaching Pinnacle Viewpoint at the turnaround, 6.3 miles in. It climbs 878 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi558 – 1,286 ft · steepest grade: 22%12.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: River Road 42.39323, -72.88063
Nearest town West Chesterfield, MA
Directions
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Pinnacle Viewpoint–Chesterfield Gorge, 3 sights
12.5 mi · ▲ 878 ft · 4 hr 36 min
Elevation 558–1,288 ft
Out & Back · Knightville Dam & Reservation
Trailhead: River Road · 42.39323, -72.88063
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on River Road, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Chesterfield Gorge.
- 5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Pinnacle Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miReach Pinnacle Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Federal Flood Control Road, heading NW.
- 4.9 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
93% dirt7% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:09 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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