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Devil's Hopyard State Park

Cascade & George Babcock Road

6.4 mi · ▲ 1,015 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Cascade & George Babcock Road is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Devil's Hopyard State Park near Jewitt Corner, CT. The route reaches Cascade at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 1,015 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi230 – 495 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.44568, -72.35870
Nearest town Jewitt Corner, CT
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Cascade & George Babcock Road

6.4 mi · ▲ 1,015 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Elevation 229–494 ft

Out & Back · Devil's Hopyard State Park

Trailhead: 41.44568, -72.35870

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 E.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto George Babcock Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Mitchell Road, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  10. 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 0.5 miReach Cascade, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miContinue straight onto George Babcock Road, heading W.
  15. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  18. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftArrive 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/cascade-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

57% dirt7% gravel36% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (1.8″ 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 77°62°
Thu 89°70°
Fri 92°70° 24%
Sat 90°69° 30%
Sun 91°67° 16%
Mon 94°70°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:40 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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