River Road
10.5 mi · ▲ 610 ft · 3 hr 48 min
River Road is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Knightville Dam & Reservation near West Chesterfield, MA. It climbs 610 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi548 – 1,070 ft · steepest grade: 24%10.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.38516, -72.88653
Nearest town West Chesterfield, MA
Directions
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River Road
10.5 mi · ▲ 610 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Elevation 549–1,069 ft
Out & Back · Knightville Dam & Reservation
Trailhead: 42.38516, -72.88653
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Federal Flood Control Road, heading S.
- 3.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 3.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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 surface
57% dirt43% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:09 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Chesterfield Gorge via River Road 3 mi · ▲ 407 ft
- River Road 10.1 mi · ▲ 641 ft
- Pinnacle Viewpoint & Pinnacle Trail via River Road 11.8 mi · ▲ 1,273 ft
- (overgrown) via River Road 13.3 mi · ▲ 1,517 ft
- Federal Flood Control Road via River Road 14.4 mi · ▲ 637 ft
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