Stone Compass–Bushy Hill Pond, 4 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 372 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Stone Compass–Bushy Hill Pond, 4 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Incarnation Center near Winthrop, CT. The route passes 5' Black Oak, Bushy Hill Pond and Stone Table before reaching Stone Compass at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 372 ft. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Stone Compass–Bushy Hill Pond, 4 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 372 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 196–317 ft
Out & Back · Incarnation Center
Trailhead: 41.35654, -72.47855
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass 5' Black Oak.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Bushy Hill Pond.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Stone Table.
- 0.2 miReach Stone Compass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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