Bushy Hill–Bushy Hill Pond, 3 summits
4.3 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Bushy Hill–Bushy Hill Pond, 3 summits is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Incarnation Center near Winthrop, CT. The route passes Bushy Hill Pond and Incarnation Center Viewpoint before reaching Bushy Hill at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 336 ft. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bushy Hill–Bushy Hill Pond, 3 summits
4.3 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 200–348 ft
Out & Back · Incarnation Center
Trailhead: 41.35771, -72.46984
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Bushy Hill Pond.
- 0.4 miPass Incarnation Center Viewpoint.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Bushy Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miArrive 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 2.1 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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