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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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East Haddam and Lyme Land Trusts encourage participation in our individual and jointly sponsored events.
Please visit their Events page for more information on the 1/21 event.
Postponed due to conditions: Wednesday, January 21 - 9:30-11:30 am: Join this morning walk with Lyme and East Haddam Land Trust at Mangano-Mazzella Preserve, Honey Hill Rd, East Haddam. Please register in advance to Wendy openspace@townlyme.org
East Haddam Land Trust folks are welcome to attend.
Friday, January 23 & Saturday, January 24, 7-9 pm
January Thaw
Join us for our Second Annual January Thaw, a warm-hearted winter gathering at Ballek's Garden Center, Maple Avenue, East Haddam. Partake in botanical cocktails, canapés, and natural wine to lift your spirits.
This is a fundraiser benefiting East Haddam Land Trust and River Valley Personal Care Products, a nonprofit providing items such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, shampoo/conditioner, incontinence products, diapers, menstrual products, deodorant, and similar items to those in need.
Tickets are $75 per person. Please register here. We hope to see you there!
Postponed due to conditions: Sunday, January 25, 1-3 pm
Woods Walk
Come explore the Selden Creek Preserve off of Joshuatown Road in Lyme. The Nature Conservancy (TNC) owns the 207-acre preserve on the west side of Joshuatown Road. It is one of the most biologically significant sites on the lower Connecticut River, the Selden Creek Preserve takes its name from the creek that divides it from the 600-acre Selden Neck State Park. With wooded hills and pristine freshwater tidal marshes, it provides vital habitat for many plants and animals, and is also a critical site for wintering bald eagles. Both the Selden white (SW) and the Selden blue (SB) trails lead to overlooks on spectacular vertical cliffs above the Selden Creek wetlands. The orange trail connects the two overlooks. This hike goes through narrow, sometimes rocky areas, and has multiple elevation changes. Hiking poles and sturdy footwear are recommended. Meet at the parking area on Joshuatown Road. All are invited to bring light snacks to share along with EHLT refreshments for an after hike tail-gate.
Tuesday, January 27, 6:30-8:30 pm
Presenting the Eightmile River Wild & Scenic Watershed
Join East Haddam and Lyme Land Trusts at Hadlyme Public Hall, Ferry Road, Lyme to learn of the history and importance of the Eightmile River Watershed. Designated in 2008, as the nation's twelfth Wild & Scenic Partnership River, the Eightmile River Watershed is an exemplary example of an intact naturally functioning watershed. This presentation will reflect on seventeen years of the Coordinating Committee's accomplishments and emerging priorities, with time included for audience members to share their thoughts on critical issues. Speakers: Anthony Irving, Chairman and Patricia Young, Program Director of the Eightmile River Wild & Scenic Watershed
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