Alice Fern Bruce Preserve

Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park Viewpoint & Alice Fern Bruce Preserve Viewpoint

3.7 mi · ▲ 541 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park Viewpoint & Alice Fern Bruce Preserve Viewpoint is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Alice Fern Bruce Preserve near Berlin, CT. The route passes Alice Fern Bruce Preserve Viewpoint before reaching Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 541 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi243 – 709 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.59473, -72.74465
Nearest town Berlin, CT

Directions

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Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park Viewpoint & Alice Fern Bruce Preserve Viewpoint

3.7 mi · ▲ 541 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 242–709 ft

Out & Back · Alice Fern Bruce Preserve

Trailhead: 41.59473, -72.74465

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 300 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miPass Alice Fern Bruce Preserve Viewpoint.
  5. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 1 miReach Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
  11. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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