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.
Want an updated list of preserves, as of 11/4/2026? Find out here.
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.
Wednesday, November 25, 9:30-11:30 am
Morning Walk 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 Brockway-Hawthorn Preserve has beautiful stone structures, stone walls, and an old abandoned quarry; all offer clues to past human activity. The hike includes a walk along the old abandoned Platt Road to the ancient Selden cemetery. Distance: 2.5 miles. Exertion level: mild to moderate. Bring water and dress appropriately. Bad weather will cancel. Please register at openspace@townlyme.org.
Sunday, November 29, 1-3 pm
Woods Walk
Walk off your Thanksgiving calories with a brisk hike at Machimoodus State Park led by EHLT directors. Meet at the main parking area off of Route 151 in the Moodus section of East Haddam. Leashed dogs are welcome to join their owners. Attendees are encouraged to bring snacks to share for a post-hike tailgate, EHLT will supply refreshments.
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
![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.
[photo of a very large Tulip tree in Johnston Preserve]](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t39.30808-6/865791748_1565355242299160_5605082225899849102_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=108&_nc_map=urlgen_bucketless&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiRkVFRC5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=U5EGNYpVlIUQ7kNvwGssrfz&_nc_oc=AdqVsk7hUfB5h26_nf4M55u3PTndU7mLZZYa8fjgvvK7Z8hkfNKeCpzwrvY6rkyZ8Lc&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=jOr7N89ncIHz-8Arx3QzJA&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQIhoEE5ohWXlJXxIZg_mQmNcaCbn-HJRxjgKXzrTOO161ILqTdQrPwfa2vugGoHCcR8d3UF-RXi&_nc_ct=RQosPBUKFQIAAAA&oh=00_AQTZyfISsKP9OLBDnaNGUZ2FW9x8-gBI2FiwGdR1BUeh4A&oe=6AFB6D7A)
![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.
[photo of a very large Tulip tree in Johnston Preserve]](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t39.30808-6/860300615_1565352855632732_4847320871700319233_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=111&_nc_map=urlgen_bucketless&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiRkVFRC5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=p59JRCwk114Q7kNvwH7ZZAV&_nc_oc=AdqccI2QxZ0s_imrBCF_732ORPNaL9odlboVzhh36TnT9t9wFLK1GaolifI9CxYTtnI&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=jOr7N89ncIHz-8Arx3QzJA&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQIt1RIAECmTnOa4Onvv-COZ83lo2mCqwP-wSwat9MWGdzKNCyFZ1FassGukJvWquxay-uscm30g&_nc_ct=RQosPBUKFQIAAAA&oh=00_AQR2YYwVw0lhPXlEFjWfFUvLS06X0oVJpQksKSGTYAhiLQ&oe=6AFB9147)
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East Haddam Land Trust
P.O. Box 122
East Haddam, CT 06423
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