Your support keeps our natural spaces open
for recreation, solitude, family visits, and learning.
Join us or renew your membership here.
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.
Stay up to date ...
subscribe to our weekly emails and
check our EHLT Events Calendar
Sunday, March 8, 1 - 3 pm
Woodland Wander
This relaxed-paced hike, guided by land trust directors, will explore the varied topography of Roaring Brook Reserve, 98 acres of fields, hardwood forest, ledges, wooded wetlands and vernal pools acquired by the town of East Haddam in 2013. Meet at the parking area off of Clark Hill Road approximately 1.5 miles from Rt. 82 (Town Street). Leashed dogs are welcome to bring their owners. Participants are invited to bring a light snack to share along with EHLT's refreshments for an post-wander tailgate.
Monday, March 16, 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Words from the Woods Book Circle
Brush off those winter doldrums by joining our book circle, a collaboration between East Haddam Land Trust and the East Haddam Library System. You are sure to learn something new and make fresh connections with friendly folk who appreciate our natural world. This month's book is How to Read a Tree, Clues and Patterns from Bark to Leaves by Tristan Gooley. Please contact the Rathbun Library for a copy of the book but, whether you have read the book or not, you are invited to join this gathering. We meet at the community room at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, across from the Rathbun Library, Main Street, East Haddam.
Sunday, March 29, 1 - 3 pm
Woods Walk
Join this hike for some exercise, fresh air, and to appreciate the meadows, wetlands, and woodlands at Golet Farm Preserve. The hike will be led by Rob Smith who will share his knowledge on the history of the preserve and its natural features. Meet at the parking area on Great Hillwood Road, in the Moodus section of East Haddam. Leashed dogs are welcome to bring their owners. Participants are invited to bring a light snack to share, along with EHLT's refreshment, for a post-hike tailgate.
Winter Photos
Long shadows, snow-covered branches, icy streams, and animal tracks are just a few of the nature scenes you could capture with your camera.
We would love to see your photos. Please submit them to the
2027 East Haddam Land Trust Photo Calendar.
Submissions are open now through August 15, 2026.
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 the March 4 morning walk and their other events.
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:
-
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 :
-
Chapal Farm Preserve
-
Davison Memorial Walking Park
Contact
Us
We welcome curiosity and will reply to your questions as promptly as possible.
Message Us
Contact Us
Mail:
East Haddam Land Trust
P.O. Box 122
East Haddam, CT 06423
Email:
Phone:
(860) 484-3458