Outings
& Events
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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.
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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.
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Hunting Season
Hunting is not permitted on EHLT preserves but, please, for your safety, always wear orange when in the woods during hunting season.
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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.
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Bells of East Haddam - Finders Keepers
This is a great time to get out on a trail to search for one of the Bells of East Haddam.
Bells are hidden within arm's reach of the trails at an EHLT preserve.
If you find a bell you may keep it, but just one bell per person, please.
Any bell finder not already an EHLT member will be given a free 1-year membership.
Follow the link for more information. Happy hunting!
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​Sunday, November 10, 2024 - Registration ends November 9
Hikers: choose between a ~13.5 mile or ~9 mile hike.
Runners: may opt into a hand-timed race of the ~13.5 mile Goodwin Trail.
Bicyclists: the new Goodwin Trail Mountain Bike Challenge is a unique 45-mile adventure loop that utilizes the most interesting and challenging public preserves in East Haddam, Salem, Lyme, and East Lyme, Connecticut.
For more information and to register, click this link: Goodwin Trail Challenge
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Stewardship Work Party
Saturday, November 16, 9:30 am to about noon
This month's work involves boundary marking at our new preserve on Honey Hill Road. This process goes much faster with many helpers. Meet at the Honey Hill Road parking lot for the Saunders Preserve.
Coffee and doughnuts at 9:15. Work begins at 9:30.
Geology Hike with Ralph Lewis
Sunday, November 17, 1-3 pm
Join us for a members-only hike with Ralph Lewis, retired Connecticut State geologist. Ralph is locally revered for his knowledge of the fascinating geologic forces that created the beauty of our region.
Members may register, by November 16 at 5 pm, at events@ehlt.org
to learn the location of this hike (it is limited to 15 hikers).
Not a member? Join then register for the hike.
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Words from the Woods Book Circle:
The Song of Trees-Stories from Nature's Great Connectors by David George Haskell
Monday, November 18, 1:30-3 pm
Held at the Rathbun Library, Route 149, East Haddam and contact them for a copy of the book.
Woods Walk
Sunday, November 24, 1-3 pm
We will explore Babcock Pond Wildlife Management Area with Steve Dedman, a naturalist who likes to enrich others' knowledge of the great outdoors.​ Meet at the parking area on Miles Standish Road, about one mile in from Route 16 in Colchester. This hike is open to the public. Hikers are invited to bring post-hike tailgate treats to share along with EHLT refreshments.
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Check back here and on our Facebook page for event postponements, cancellations, or updates.
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.
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Find printed preserve trail maps at East Haddam's Municipal Office Complex.
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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.
We currently protect nearly 800 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. Find downloadable trail maps on each preserve page:​
East Haddam Land Trust preserves with historic sites:
Town of East Haddam and Nature Conservancy open-space with trails :
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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