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.
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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 Sep 20: Rain, high 63°F / low 57° · precip 79% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miPass Alice Fern Bruce Preserve Viewpoint.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1 miReach Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 400 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:36 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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