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Stratton Brook Open Space

Bushy Hill & Town Forest Beach

3.9 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Bushy Hill & Town Forest Beach is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Stratton Brook Open Space near Weatogue, CT. The route passes Town Forest Beach before reaching Bushy Hill at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 308 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi240 – 443 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.85745, -72.83226
Nearest town Weatogue, CT
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Bushy Hill & Town Forest Beach

3.9 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 239–441 ft

Out & Back · Stratton Brook Open Space

Trailhead: 41.85745, -72.83226

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miPass Town Forest Beach.
  5. 450 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miReach Bushy Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 0.3 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-town-forest-beach-out-back-4-beaches-6-km-df93

Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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