Babcock Pond State Wildlife Management Area
Babcock Pond & Standish Pond via Standish Pond Bridge
5.7 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Babcock Pond & Standish Pond via Standish Pond Bridge is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Babcock Pond State Wildlife Management Area near Bailey Beach, CT. The route passes Babcock Pond before reaching Standish Pond at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 148 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Babcock Pond & Standish Pond via Standish Pond Bridge
5.7 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 378–436 ft
Out & Back · Babcock Pond State Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 41.51599, -72.39522
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 1.6 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass Babcock Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Standish Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Standish Pond Bridge, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Babcock Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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