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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 ?
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.
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 encourage participation in our individual and jointly sponsored events.
For information on Lyme Land Trust events, visit their Events page.
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check our EHLT Events Calendar
Sunday, May 3, 9-11 am
Orchid Walk (register by 4/30)
Jim Natale, Wilder Gardens, will guide us to a special site at Burnham Brook Preserve, at the end of E. Dolbia Hill Road, East Haddam, where native orchids bloom each spring. Sections of this hike will be on steep and difficult terrain. Good hiking boots and poles are highly recommended. Preregistration is required via ehlt.org/orchid-walk; registration will be open from April 15 through April 30, 2026. Registration is limited to 15 people.
Sunday, May 10, 8-10 am
Mother's Day Bird, Flora, & Fungi Viewing
This Mother's Day morning Bird, Flora, Fungi viewing at Golet Farm Preserve, led by East Haddam Land Trust directors, will be a chance to create family memories on a special day. Hikers young and old can enjoy the easy-going trails of this land trust preserve — a wildlife gem in Moodus. Meadows and trees provide wonderful habitat for birds. Wetlands offer places to study amphibians, insects, other wildlife, and plant life. Interior meadows and woodlands provide quiet respite. Park in the lot on Great Hillwood Road. Walkers are invited to contribute light snacks for an after-hike tailgate.
Please leave 4-legged friends at home for this outing.
Monday, May 18, 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 Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine by Alan Lightman. 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, May 31, 1-3 pm
Woods Walk
Join this brisk-paced hike through the trails at Burnham Brook, a Nature Conservancy preserve in the Eightmile River Watershed. The trails lead through woodlands, rock outcroppings, and along a stunning view of Burnham Brook. Leashed dogs are welcome to hike with their owners. Hikers are invited to contribute light snacks for an after-hike tail-gate. Meet at the parking lot at the end of E. Dolbia Hill Road, East Haddam. E. Dolbia Hill is accessed Woodbridge Road off of Rt 82 in Salem, which turns into West Road, East Haddam.
Do not allow GPS to direct you to W. Dolbia Hill Road, off of Hopyard Road, in East Haddam. The two Dolbia Hill Roads no longer connect.
For details on EHLT's other upcoming Events,
visit EHLT Events Calendar:
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 their events.
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
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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