Stone Compass–Bushy Hill Pond, 3 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Stone Compass–Bushy Hill Pond, 3 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Incarnation Center near Winthrop, CT. The route passes Bushy Hill Pond and Stone Table before reaching Stone Compass at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 290 ft. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Stone Compass–Bushy Hill Pond, 3 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 196–317 ft
Out & Back · Incarnation Center
Trailhead: 41.35552, -72.46969
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 W.
- 50 ftPass Bushy Hill Pond.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Stone Table.
- 0.2 miReach Stone Compass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Bushy Hill–Bushy Hill Pond, 3 summits 4.3 mi · ▲ 336 ft
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