Middlesex Land Trust

The Middlesex Land Trust is one of Connecticut’s best established land trusts, operating in the center of the state, they protect more than 1,000 acres across 50 properties and 5 towns.

Of these 20 are hikeable for a total of _ miles of trail featuring overlooks, pond views and waterfalls throughout much of Middlesex County

Official Links:

• Middlesex Land Trust website

History:

The land trust was created in 1987.

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Hikeable

• Abe Temkin Preserve, Portland
• Boardman Preserve, Middletown
• Brainerd Quarry Preserve, Haddam –★★★– 2 miles – Loop trail options that pass an old quarry and tree’d views of the Connecticut River
• Cobalt Landing, Portland
• Collins Preserve, Portland –★★– 0.5 miles – Short loop with homestead ruins and water crossings
• Gen. John Hoar Preserve, Portland
• Highland Pond Preserve, Middletown
• Kruger Preserve, Haddam
• Mica Ledges Preserve, Durham | Madison – Unexplored
• Oak Ledges Preserve, Portland –★★– 0.7 miles – Rugged short loop up ledges and out to a meditation shelter
• Palmer Taylor Preserve, Portland –★★– 2.3 miles – Somewhat rough trails through varied terrain and possibility for a waterfall
• Pecausett Meadows Preserves, Portland – Unexplored
• Pocotopaug Preserve, East Hampton
• Rattlesnake Brook, Portland
• Sellew Preserve, East Hampton
• Spiderweed Preserve, Middletown –★★★– 2.7 miles – Out and back lasso loop with ruins of a summer stone house
• Stewart Brook Preserve, Portland
• Sumner Brook Corridor, Middletown
• Union Hill Preserve, East Hampton –★★– 0.5 miles – Simple woods loop
• Upper Pine Brook Preserve, East Hampton – Unexplored

Preserved Land, No Trails

• Benson Preserve, Middletown
• Bourgoin Preserve, East Hampton
• Caplin Preserve, Portland
• Carlson Preserve, Portland
• Caslow Preserve, Middletown
• Cassa Preserve, Middletown
• Cedar Meadows Preserve, Portland
• Christopher Brook Preserve, East Hampton
• Coginchaug Quarry, Durham
• Harris Preserve, Middletown
• Hill Preserve, East Hampton
• Holmgren Preserve, East Hampton
• Kelsey Farms, Middletown
• King Preserve, Middletown
• Leaska-Pearson Preserve, Middletown
• Longworth Preserve, Middletown
• Marino Preserve, Middletown
• Okumsett Preserve, Portland
• Parmelee Brook Preserve, Durham
• Rabbit Brook Preserve, Portland
• Shailor Ledges Preserve, Middletown
• Sklodosky Preserve, East Hampton
• Solonia Preserve, Middletown
• South Farms Jackson Preserve, Middletown
• South Farms Lyceum Preserve, Middletown
• Sterry Preserve, Portland
• Trebert Preserve, Middletown