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Babbs Beach is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Suffield Wildlife Management Area near Ebbs Corner, CT. The route reaches Babbs Beach. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi240 – 364 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.01920, -72.74221
Nearest town Ebbs Corner, CT

Directions

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Babbs Beach

5.1 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 239–365 ft

Out & Back · Suffield Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 42.01920, -72.74221

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.5 miPass Babbs Beach.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  21. 0.7 miSharp left, heading S.
  22. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  26. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  31. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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