Babcock Pond State Wildlife Management Area
Babcock Pond–Standish Pond, 4 lakes
5.3 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Babcock Pond–Standish Pond, 4 lakes is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Babcock Pond State Wildlife Management Area near Bailey Beach, CT. The route passes Cone Pond and Babcock Pond before reaching Standish Pond at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 288 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Babcock Pond–Standish Pond, 4 lakes
5.3 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 378–540 ft
Out & Back · Babcock Pond State Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Starr Road · 41.51620, -72.39860
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start on Starr Road, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Cone Pond.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miPass Babcock Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Standish Pond.
- 50 ftReach Babcock Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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