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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 ?
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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check our EHLT Events Calendar
Sunday, June 7, 10-11:30am
CT Trails Day Hike
Join EHLT directors on a hike through Sheepskin Hollow Preserve with beautiful views of a pond, waterfall, and rock formations. Trails can be steep in areas, so appropriate footwear is recommended and walking sticks may be helpful. Leashed dogs are welcome. Please register no later than June 6 at trailsday.org/events/sheepskin-hollow-hiking-splendor/ so leaders know who plans to join. Directions to the Ridgebury Road entrance to Sheepskin Hollow are at the registration link.
Sunday, June 14, 1-3 pm
Woods Walk
Join this brisk-paced hike at Rose Farm Reserve featuring wetlands along Hemlock Valley Brook and other diverse habitats. The 68-acre Rose Farm Reserve, 200 Town St., East Haddam, was acquired by the Town of East Haddam in 2009. It is a popular spot for enjoying varied scenery and wildlife. Leashed dogs are welcome to hike with their owners. Hikers are invited to bring light snacks to share with EHLT refreshments for an after-hike tailgate.
Sunday, June 14, 4-6 pm
EHLT Annual Meeting
We welcome you to our annual meeting and presentation at the pavilion at Burnham Brook Preserve, 2 Dolbia Hill Road-East, East Haddam. During the meeting portion, the directors provide updates on our activities for 2025 and the election of directors, in which all current members may vote. The second portion of the gathering, starting at about 5:00 pm, features raptors from A Place Called Hope. (We hope to reschedule our original speaker, Robert Craig, to a later date).
Non-members may join or renew at https://www.ehlt.org/joinehlt. All who plan to attend should register at https://www.ehlt.org/annual-meeting.
Inclement weather will move the meeting inside the Goodwin House at Burnham Brook Preserve.
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.
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Contact Us
Mail:
East Haddam Land Trust
P.O. Box 122
East Haddam, CT 06423
Email:
Phone:
(860) 484-3458