Outings
& Events
Visit our 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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October 1 until all Bells are found
Bells of East Haddam
As of October 1, there are 50 bells hidden along trails in East Haddam Land Trust preserves. If you find one, you may keep it, and please email doreen.jezek@ehlt.org with the number on the underside of the bell and the preserve in which it was found. If you find a second bell, please leave it for another searcher.
If not a current EHLT member, you will get a free one-year membership by emailing your contact information to Doreen.
What preserve have bells hidden? Find out here.
Wednesday, November 4, 9:30-11:30am
Morning Walks with Wendy & Cameron
Wendy Hill, Lyme's Open Space Coordinator and EHLT volunteer Cameron Beard lead these walks to match the group's pace. The 250-acre Johnston Preserve has fascinating geologic features, from deep hollows to ridges with dramatic outcroppings and ledges. The white trail gently climbs to breathtaking overlooks. The yellow trail traverses North Woods Hill, the Highest Point in Lyme.. This 3 mile hike has some inclines. Exertion level: moderate. Bring water and dress appropriately. Bad weather will cancel.
Please register at openspace@townlyme.org.
Saturday, November 7, 9am-4pm
Digging for Quarry Treasure
Learn about CT’s diverse rocks and minerals and collect some yourself during a “dig” at Clark Hill Quarries in the Meshomasic State Forest in East Hampton.
EHLT has a CT DEEP permit for this educational outing, led by
geologist and EHLT member Harold Moritz.
Participants will have a short, easy hike to the sites and may leave whenever they wish. Details on the meeting place and needed equipment will be emailed to attendees who register by November 4.
The activity is limited to the first 20 EHLT members who register.
Non-members may join here.
Sunday, November 8, 1-3pm
Woodland Wander
East Haddam Land Trust directors will lead the hike through two small but mighty preserves - Walls Way and the Rob Smith Preserve, EHLT's newest preserve. These parcels connect Miller Farm Preserve with the town of East Haddam's Lena Reserve, creating a large greenway of about 300 acres. The hike will go from Walls Way and R. Smith preserves into a section of the Lena Reserve. Participants should meet at the Miller Farm Preserve parking area on Tater Hill Road, opposite Walls Way. Leashed dogs are welcome. Hikers are encouraged to bring a light snack to share for a post-hike tailgate. EHLT will provide refreshments.
Wednesday, November 11, 9:30-11:30am
Morning Walks with Wendy & Cameron
Wendy Hill, Lyme's Open Space Coordinator and EHLT volunteer Cameron Beard lead these walks to match the group's pace. The 238-acre Hatch Lot Reserve has a mix of upland hardwood forest, exposed ledges, and mountain laurel groves supporting a variety of woodland flora and fauna. The property;s highest point has views of the Connecticut River and Long Island Sound in the distance. This 3 mile hike has some inclines. Exertion level: moderate. Bring water and dress appropriately. Bad weather will cancel.
Please register at openspace@townlyme.org.
Monday, November 16, 1:30-3 pm
Words from the Woods Book Circle
Join this discussion of How Flowers Made Our World by David George Haskell. The book circle is a community collaboration between the East Haddam Library System and East Haddam Land Trust (learn more here). Members choose the books to read from September through June, then gather to share their insights and impressions at the meeting room at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Main Street, East Haddam. Copies of each month's reading can be borrowed from the Rathbun Library, Main Street, East Haddam.
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
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