Bradley Hubbard Reservoir & Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park Viewpoint
6.5 mi · ▲ 610 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Bradley Hubbard Reservoir & Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park Viewpoint is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park near Berlin, CT. The route passes Bradley Hubbard Reservoir, Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park Viewpoint and Bradley Hubbard Reservoir before reaching Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 610 ft. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bradley Hubbard Reservoir & Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park Viewpoint
6.5 mi · ▲ 610 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Elevation 159–672 ft
Out & Back · Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park
Trailhead: 41.60065, -72.74000
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Bradley Hubbard Reservoir.
- 0.1 miPass Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park Viewpoint.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftPass Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park Viewpoint.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Bradley Hubbard Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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