AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Knightville Dam & Reservation

River Road

8.7 mi · ▲ 644 ft · 3 hr 13 min

River Road is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Knightville Dam & Reservation near Ringville, MA. It climbs 644 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi548 – 1,214 ft · steepest grade: 22%8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.37399, -72.88567
Nearest town Ringville, MA
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River Road

8.7 mi · ▲ 644 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Elevation 549–1,216 ft

Out & Back · Knightville Dam & Reservation

Trailhead: 42.37399, -72.88567

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right onto Federal Flood Control Road, heading S.
  3. 3.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 3.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 1 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/river-road-out-back-14-km-71fb

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:09 PM

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