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Spice Bush Swamp Park
Location Information
Sponsored by:
Town of West Hartford
Location Entrance:
Mountain Road and Gloucester Lane
West Hartford, CT 06117
Location Phone:
N/A
Location Map
Type: An entire park
Alternate trailhead or entry point:
None
Difficulty: Moderate (Gently rising terrain with the likeliness to encounter occasional obstacles)
Primary Walking Surface:
Earth
Hours open:
Dawn to dusk
Suitable for ages: • Children • Teenagers • Adults • Seniors
Number of walking trails: 3
Total walking route length: 1 miles
Admission fees:
Free
Location Details
Spice Bush Swamp Park is a 34-acre, wooded park with a small 1/2 acre pond and a stream.
Location Features
| Landscape settings: | • Stream/river • Pond/lake • Woodland • Wetland • Gentle hill |
| Amenities: | • Picnic • Geocaches • Letterboxes • Reliable cell phone reception • Leashed pets permitted |
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| Access restrictions: | None |
How to get there
| Driving Directions: | From I-84, take Exit 40. Go north on Ridgewood Road and turn left on to Sedgewick Road, which merges into Mountain Road. The park will be on your left a short distance past Farmington Avenue. |
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Other Items of Interest
| Flora and fauna: | Migrating Warblers in spring; Common Maple, swamp species, and an upland hillside community can be observed. |
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