Bushy Hill & Bushy Hill Pond
4.2 mi · ▲ 335 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Bushy Hill & Bushy Hill Pond is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Incarnation Center near Ivoryton, CT. The route passes Bushy Hill Pond before reaching Bushy Hill at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 335 ft. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bushy Hill & Bushy Hill Pond
4.2 mi · ▲ 335 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 200–348 ft
Out & Back · Incarnation Center
Trailhead: 41.34883, -72.45591
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 90% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1.2 miPass Bushy Hill Pond.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Bushy Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Stone Compass–Bushy Hill Pond, 4 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 206 ft
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