Western Mass, Site 23: Chesterfield Gorge

This map is intended to be used in conjunction with the site profile text in the TRAIL RUNNING Western Massachusetts guidebook (Kimball 2015, UPNE).

Site 23 Map: Chesterfield Gorge icon_pdf
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(includes the Claude M. Hill Trail on the east side of the Westfield River)

Site 23 Map: Chesterfield Gorge inset (northern 3 miles) icon_pdf

Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2015)
Near mile 2 of the East Branch Trail in Chesterfield Gorge
Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2014)
Near mile 6 of the East Branch Trail along the Westfield River at Chesterfield Gorge
Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2014)
Racers near mile 1 of the East Branch Trail in Chesterfield Gorge during the annual Gorge Apres Gorge 5K Trail Race the weekend after Thanksgiving
Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2015)
There are wooden mile marker posts for the northern six miles of the East Branch Trail in Chesterfield Gorge
Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2015)
Stream bridge along the East Branch Trail
Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2015)
New blue trail markers along the East Branch Trail in Chesterfield Gorge
Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2014)
Racers near mile 1 of the East Branch Trail in Chesterfield Gorge during the annual Gorge Apres Gorge 5K Trail Race
Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2014)
Racers near mile 1 of the East Branch Trail in Chesterfield Gorge during the annual Gorge Apres Gorge 5K Trail Race
Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2014)
Lower part of Chesterfield Gorge, near the dam (note: the riparian vegetation along this stretch is often much higher and denser by mid-summer)
(photo copyright Ben Kimball 2015)
View from The Pinnacle above the eastern side of Chesterfield Gorge (accessible via the Pinnacle Trail)

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All photos copyright 2014 by Ben Kimball unless otherwise noted.