Alice Fern Bruce Preserve Viewpoint & Bradley Hubbard Reservoir Loop
5.4 mi · ▲ 677 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Alice Fern Bruce Preserve Viewpoint & Bradley Hubbard Reservoir Loop is a 5.4-mile loop in Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park near Highland, CT. The route passes Bradley Hubbard Reservoir, Bradley Hubbard Reservoir and Alice Fern Bruce Preserve Viewpoint. It climbs 677 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Alice Fern Bruce Preserve Viewpoint & Bradley Hubbard Reservoir Loop
5.4 mi · ▲ 677 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 184–700 ft
Loop · Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park
Trailhead: 41.57824, -72.74630
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 63°F / low 57° · precip 78% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Bradley Hubbard Reservoir.
- 0.3 miPass Bradley Hubbard Reservoir.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1.1 miPass Alice Fern Bruce Preserve Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.7 miThe loop closes 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 5:25 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Chauncey Peak–Bradley Hubbard Reservoir Loop, 3 summits 4.1 mi · ▲ 548 ft
- Chauncey Peak–Alice Fern Bruce Preserve Viewpoint Loop, 4 viewpoints 5.9 mi · ▲ 932 ft
- Lamentation Mountain–Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park Viewpoint Loop, 4 viewpoints 4.7 mi · ▲ 602 ft
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