Review Date
October 21, 2011

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 2 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 1 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once

Reviewed by: Gasp4Air ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
This dirt road along the Chesterfield River is an easy and pleasant ride - I wouldn't call it mountain biking. More or less level overall with a few short moderate climbs and descents. The river makes for nice scenery. There's some nifty stonework at the remains of a mill raceway.

Recommended Route:
Either way, doesn't matter.

Review Date
September 26, 2006

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 3 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 2 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once

Reviewed by: Fletch6 ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
This has to rate as one of my best rides close to home. I have been riding mostly rail trails and should have tried this sooner. I rode from the cement bridge above the Knightville Dam off rt.112 to the Chesterfield Gorge and back and loved it. the views and the trail or more appropriatly called a ruff gravel road was perfect riding. We used hard tail MT. bikes and this was the perfect bike. Take the time to walk and look at the Gorge on the north end.

Recommended Route:
South from Knightville dam to the Gorge and return. You could ride Rt.112,Ireland St and rt.143 but if you like dirt ride both ways. It is a slight down hill from the gorge to the dam.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
I am just starting to ride single track around here and know there are
great riding, but have not got to do more than rail trails.

Review Date
September 5, 2000

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once

Reviewed by: John , from East Otis,MA

Summary:
I actually found this trail in the "Arrow Street Guide". Some friends tried it from the Gorge end and said that it tended to be more downhill from this end, so we started from the Knightville Dam end in Huntington. We parked right off Rt. 112 (past the Dam entrance). We rode the paved road to the concrete bridge, crossed the bridge and headed up to the gorge.
This is a great ride for all levels. Experienced riders will enjoy the views and terrain, newer riders will get to experience some challenge with no real intimidation.
You just need to watch for the occasional hikers, and other bikers. There are a few sections with gravel and loose rock and a few small stream crossings. I don't think it really matters which end you start from, the climbs are not radically different in either direction.
This is an excellent, fun ride for all abilities.

Recommended Route:
This ride can be done from the gorge down or reverse. Not much difference.We started in Huntington and rode it up and back.

Review Date
June 25, 2000

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a month

Reviewed by: Kevin M , from Chesterfield MA

Summary:
The hills are very mild, when my fork was broken last year and i needed to go rigid for a while this is where i mostly went. Some rocks here and there for people who like to hop around. There is a trail-head start on the worthington 4-wheeler trail network on the top of the hill on IRELAND ST. Park at Gorge, bike up the paved hill and get in some great downhilling and maybe find some interesting jumps :) Anyone can do the gorge.

Recommended Route:
Start at the c-field end...but that is coming from someone who lives in Chesterfield.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
D.A.R. SF

Review Date
June 1, 2000

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once

Reviewed by: terran , from hill towns

Summary:
as I said more downhill starting at the Gorge. watch out for streams crossing the trail/un-kept road and also for turtles where you pass through the swamp. I'd say begginner to intermediate, it's not hard to keep in control but but you have to be able to handle some moderate hills and one or two hours riding.

Recommended Route:
start from the Gorge, more downhlling on the trail

Other recommended trails in the same area:
five star things, not much as far as trails go but a pretty good road.