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Outings
& Events
Visit our new EHLT Events Calendar to learn of more planned events.
Leashed dogs are welcome to join their humans on hikes on our preserves.
Dogs must be leashed at all times
while on EHLT preserves.
Visit the 'Our Preserves' page
for info on each preserve with trails or use our Interactive Trail Map. Use the contact link at the bottom of this page to report trail issues.
Counting steps as part of your exercise routine?
Preserve-like terrain averages about 2080 steps per mile. The length of each trail is listed on the printed maps for each preserve available at the trailheads and downloadable from the interactive trail map and on each preserve webpage.
Color Blind Trailblazing
The blue & red trails at our Miller Farm Preserve are now blazed with a white "B" for blue and "R" for red to help colorblind hikers follow the trails more easily.
Please share your impression of this change by emailing trail.monitor@ehlt.org.
Hunting Season
Hunting is not permitted on EHLT preserves but may be permitted in areas adjacent to some EHLT preserves.
Please, for your safety, always wear orange when in the woods during hunting season.
More Chances to Explore Nature
East Haddam Land Trust and Lyme Land Trust are working together to encourage participation in our individual and jointly sponsored events.
For information on events offered by our neighbors at Lyme Land Trust, visit their Events page. You may want to join their Tuesday or Wednesday morning hikes/walks or attend one of their other events.
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Canceled due to snowy/icy trail conditions: Wednesday, February 4,
9:30 - 11:30 am
Winter Walk
Join this morning walk with the land trusts of Lyme and East Haddam
at Sheepskin Hollow Preserve, Sheepskin Hollow Rd, East Haddam.
Please register in advance to Wendy at openspace@townlyme.org.
East Haddam and Lyme Land Trusts encourage participation in our individually and jointly sponsored events. Please visit Lyme Land Trust's Events page for more information on this and their other planned walks.
Sunday, February 8, 1 - 3 pm
Woodland Wander
This relaxed-paced outing, led by EHLT directors, explores Burnham Brook Preserve, a 1,122-care preserve of The Nature Conservancy. The land is key to conserving the local waterways and headwaters of the Eightmile River. We recommend the use of walking poles and snowshoes or cleats if snow remains on the ground. After the outing, participants are invited to bring light snacks for a casual 'warm-up' inside the Goodwin House, home of the EHLT office. Meet at the parking area at 2 Dolbia Hill Road-East, off of West Road in East Haddam. Easiest access is Rt 82 to Woodbridge Road in Salem. Woodbridge Road becomes West Road at the Salem/East Haddam town line. Dolbia Hill Road is off of West Road. If using GPS, type in 2 Dolbia Hill Road-East. Dolbia Hill-West is a dead end and does not connect with Dolbia Hill-East.
Monday, February 9, 1:30 - 3 pm
Words from the Woods Book Circle
Join this offering from the East Haddam Land Trust and the East Haddam Library System to soak in the writings of natural scientists who expand
and deepen our awareness of the ecologies of life. For this gathering we explore Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong. All are welcome, even if you have not read or completed the book. The book circle gathers in a meeting room at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church,
31 Main Street, East Haddam, directly across from the Rathbun Library.
Sunday, February 22, 1 - 3 pm
Woods Walk
Join us for a guided hike at Rose Farm Reserve, a 68-acre parcel managed by the East Haddam Conservation Commission. The Reserve features wetlands along Hemlock Valley Brook and varied scenery and wildlife. Leashed dogs may accompany their humans. Participants are welcome to bring a light snack to share with EHLT refreshments for an after-hike tailgate.
For details on these and future Events, visit EHLT Events Calendar:
Check 'Our Preserves' for info on each preserve with trails or use our Interactive Trail Map.
Use the contact link at the bottom of this page to report trail issues.
Visit a
Preserve
The East Haddam Interactive Trail Map provides trail, parking, and general information for trails maintained by East Haddam Land Trust, the Town of East Haddam, and The Nature Conservancy.
Find printed preserve trail maps at East Haddam's Municipal Office Complex.
We also have preserves and easements without trails where access is not practical or landowners maintain the use of the property.
Please note, hunting is not permitted on EHLT preserves, but please wear orange during hunting season as a safety precaution.
Leashed dogs are welcome to join their humans on hikes on our preserves and must remain leashed at all times.
We currently protect 900+ acres of land in preserves and through property easements. Many of our preserves have marked hiking trails open to the public.
Enjoy hiking at East Haddam Land Trust preserves with trails. Use our Interactive Trail Map on your mobile and desktop devices for information on East Haddam Land Trust, The Nature Conservancy, and Town of East Haddam trails. Leashed dogs may accompany hikers on East Haddam Land Trust trails and must remain leashed at all times. Find downloadable trail maps on each preserve page.
East Haddam Land Trust
preserves with trails:
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Mangano-Mazzella Farm Preserve (aka Honey Hill Farm)
East Haddam Land Trust preserves with historic sites:
Town of East Haddam and Nature Conservancy open-space with trails :
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Chapal Farm Preserve
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Davison Memorial Walking Park
Contact
Us
We welcome curiosity and will reply to your questions as promptly as possible.
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Contact Us
Mail:
East Haddam Land Trust
P.O. Box 122
East Haddam, CT 06423
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Phone:
(860) 484-3458