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.
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Bushy Hill Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Incarnation Center Viewpoint.
- 200 ftReach Bushy Hill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:44 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:05 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:36 PM.
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