Chesterfield Gorge via River Road is a 3-mile out-and-back in Chesterfield Gorge Reservation near West Chesterfield, MA. The route reaches Chesterfield Gorge at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 407 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi689 – 1,063 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.38516, -72.88653
Nearest town West Chesterfield, MA
Directions
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Chesterfield Gorge via River Road
3 mi · ▲ 407 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 690–1,063 ft
Out & Back · Chesterfield Gorge Reservation
Trailhead: 42.38516, -72.88653
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto River Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach Chesterfield Gorge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 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
41% dirt59% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:09 PM
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- River Road 10.1 mi · ▲ 641 ft
- River Road 10.5 mi · ▲ 610 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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