George Babcock Road
3 mi · ▲ 377 ft · 1 hr 11 min
George Babcock Road is a 3-mile out-and-back in Lena Reserve near Jewitt Corner, CT. It climbs 377 ft. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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George Babcock Road
3 mi · ▲ 377 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 229–491 ft
Out & Back · Lena Reserve
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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto George Babcock Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach George Babcock Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:39 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Cascade & George Babcock Road 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,015 ft
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