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.

Elevation

0 mi377 – 436 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.51599, -72.39522
Nearest town Bailey Beach, CT

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 1.6 miSharp right, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miPass Babcock Pond.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miPass Standish Pond.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Standish Pond Bridge, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miReach Babcock Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  15. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

99% dirt1% boardwalk

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (3.1″ 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 78°63°
Thu 91°70° 15%
Fri 94°71° 28%
Sat 92°70° 34%
Sun 93°67° 17%
Mon 93°71°

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