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Lombardo Farm

Bush Hill–Buckland Pond, 5 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 403 ft · 3 hr 48 min

Bush Hill–Buckland Pond, 5 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Lombardo Farm near Hilliardville, CT. The route passes Buckland Pond and Caiglo Pond before reaching Bush Hill at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 403 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 279 ft12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Captain John Bissell Trail 41.79701, -72.57277
Nearest town Hilliardville, CT
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Bush Hill–Buckland Pond, 5 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 403 ft · 3 hr 48 min

Elevation 64–279 ft

Out & Back · Lombardo Farm

Trailhead: Captain John Bissell Trail · 41.79701, -72.57277

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Captain John Bissell Trail, heading S.
  2. 2.3 miTurn left onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading SW.
  3. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Hillstown Path, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miPass Buckland Pond.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miPass Caiglo Pond.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 150 ftPass Bush Hill.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miReach Bush Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading N.
  27. 1.4 miTurn right onto Captain John Bissell Trail, heading W.
  28. 1.7 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/bush-hill-out-back-19-km-4ef7

Trail surface

88% paved12% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 1.8″ yesterday (3.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 81°65°
Thu 92°69° 47%
Fri 95°72° 38%
Sat 93°70° 41%
Sun 95°68° 18%
Mon 95°73° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.9 mi in (~123 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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