AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Alice Fern Bruce Preserve

Alice Fern Bruce Preserve Viewpoint

3.8 mi · ▲ 509 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Alice Fern Bruce Preserve Viewpoint is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Alice Fern Bruce Preserve near Highland, CT. The route reaches Alice Fern Bruce Preserve Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 509 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi184 – 522 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.57256, -72.73896
Nearest town Highland, CT
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Alice Fern Bruce Preserve Viewpoint

3.8 mi · ▲ 509 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 184–521 ft

Out & Back · Alice Fern Bruce Preserve

Trailhead: 41.57256, -72.73896

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miReach Alice Fern Bruce Preserve Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  13. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/alice-fern-bruce-preserve-viewpoint-out-back-6-km

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Highland, Connecticut