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Incarnation Center

Bushy Hill Pond & Incarnation Center Viewpoint

3.2 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Bushy Hill Pond & Incarnation Center Viewpoint is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Incarnation Center near Winthrop, CT. The route passes Bushy Hill Pond before reaching Incarnation Center Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi200 – 315 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.35117, -72.46914
Nearest town Winthrop, CT
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Bushy Hill Pond & Incarnation Center Viewpoint

3.2 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 200–317 ft

Out & Back · Incarnation Center

Trailhead: 41.35117, -72.46914

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 50 ftPass Bushy Hill Pond.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miPass Incarnation Center Viewpoint.
  8. 200 ftReach Bushy Hill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.9 miSharp left, heading W.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 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/bushy-hill-pond-out-back-6-km-47eb

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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