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Babcock Pond State Wildlife Management Area

Babcock Pond & Pine Meadows Park Pond

1.5 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 32 min

Babcock Pond & Pine Meadows Park Pond is a 1.5-mile out-and-back in Babcock Pond State Wildlife Management Area near Westchester, CT. The route passes Pine Meadows Park Pond and Babcock Pond. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi384 – 479 ft1.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.53598, -72.38620
Nearest town Westchester, CT
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Babcock Pond & Pine Meadows Park Pond

1.5 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 32 min

Elevation 384–479 ft

Out & Back · Babcock Pond State Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 41.53598, -72.38620

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  3. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 350 ftReach Babcock Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftPass Pine Meadows Park Pond.
  7. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miPass Babcock Pond.
  9. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/babcock-pond-pine-meadows-park-pond-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (3.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 78°63°
Thu 91°70° 16%
Fri 94°71° 29%
Sat 92°70° 35%
Sun 93°67° 18%
Mon 93°71°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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