George Babcock Road is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Devil's Hopyard State Park near Millington, CT. It climbs 993 ft. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi115 – 495 ft5.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.47464, -72.34108
Nearest town Millington, CT
Directions
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George Babcock Road
5.6 mi · ▲ 993 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Elevation 116–494 ft
Out & Back · Devil's Hopyard State Park
Trailhead: 41.47464, -72.34108
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Mitchell Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto George Babcock Road, heading SW.
- 1 miReach George Babcock Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Mitchell Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 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 surface
42% dirt8% gravel50% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Mitchell Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 665 ft
- Mitchell Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 628 ft
- Devil's Hopyard State Park Viewpoint 1.9 mi · ▲ 339 ft
- Tablet Rock Vista & Devil's Hopyard State Park Viewpoint 3.3 mi · ▲ 565 ft
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