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Zemko Pond Wildlife Management Area Connecticut WMA 464 acres in Salem, CT Parking: Small lot near 220 Round Hill Road, Salem, CT Trail Map Trails:… Read more…
Salem
Hike Salem, CT
If you’re looking for the best hiking trails in Salem this is the complete guide to all the long trails, hidden cars, and history it has to offer.
Links
- Open Space Plan (2007) and 2012 Plan
- CTMQ’s Guide to Salem
Hiking
Town Parks
- Salem Nature Trail — Unexplored
Land Trust
- Salem Land Trust
- Ahnert Preserve –★– No trails — Small area to explore along the brook (Parking Link)
- Big Brook Gorge Preserve — ★★– .6 miles — A short trail that dead ends in a gorge with an option to climb its high bank
- Bingham Preserve — ★★– .5 miles — A short trail with a view of a beaver pond at the back side
- Darling Road Preserve — ★★★– 3 miles — The loop requires a bit of a roadwalk but also has a section of the Richard Goodwin Trail and the tri-town marker
- Salem Riverside Preserve –★★– .25 miles — A short well maintained lollipop loop with a view of the Eightmile River
- Smuggler’s Rock Preserve — ★★– 1.8 miles — Short trails climb to a balanced rock and a seasonal view
- Tatson’s Woods –★– 1.2 miles — A seldom used trail to old farm fields and the remains of a grand old oak
- Walden Preserve –★★★– Formerly a Nature Conservancy property with a hidden Pierce Arrow car and great varied trails
- Woodland Warbler Preserve –★★– 2.6 miles — The trust’s newest property!
- Zemko Sawmill Preserve –★★– 2.2 miles — Expanded trails now explore either side of Whittlesey Swamp
State Parks / Forest
- Gardner Lake State Park –★★– No trails — Boat launch and small beach area
- Minnie Island State Park –★★– Footpaths — A tiny island in Gardner Lake
- Zemko Pond Wildlife Management Area –★★– 1 mile — Not much for trails, but a picnic area and pond for fishing
- Nehantic State Forest –★★– 5 miles — Many unexplored trails in this large block of the state forest
The Rest
- Richard H. Goodwin Trail –★★– 13 miles — Salem’s portion of this long trail is in the Darling Road Preserve
Now go out and hike Salem, CT!
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Nehantic State Forest | East Lyme Block Connecticut State Forest acres in East Lyme Parking: North End: Medium sized lot at the end of Holmes Rd South… Read more…
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Zemko Sawmill Preserve Salem Land Trust 92 acres in Salem, CT Parking: Small lot near 180 Rattlesnake Ledge Rd, Salem, CT Trail Map Trails:… Read more…
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Tatson’s Woods Preserve Salem Land Trust 8 acres in Salem, CT Parking: Next to the driveway near 1 Woodbridge Rd, Salem, CT Trail Map … Read more…
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Smuggler’s Rock Preserve Salem Land Trust 113 acres in Salem, CT Parking: Small lot at end of Salem Ridge Drive cul-de-sac Trail Map Trails: 1.8 miles … Read more…
Unexplored
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Woodland Warbler Preserve Salem Land Trust 272 acres in Salem, CT Parking: Shoulder parking near 349 West Rd Salem, CT Trail Map Move over Salem Riverside Preserve,… Read more…
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Salem Riverside Preserve Salem Land Trust 4.6 acres in Salem, CT Parking: Small lot near 345 Darling Rd, Salem, CT Trail Map The Salem Riverside Preserve is… Read more…
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Alf & Sylvia Bingham Preserve Salem Land Trust 4 acres in Salem, CT Parking: Tiny lot for 2 cars at 194 Darling Road Salem, CT Trail Map The… Read more…
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Big Brook Gorge Preserve Salem Land Trust 19.67 acres in Salem, CT Parking: Between the guardrails near 750 Hartford Road Salem, CT Trail Map I had a false… Read more…
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Darling Road Preserve Salem Land Trust 142.5 acres in Salem, CT Parking: Small lot at 428 Darling Rd. and shoulder parking near 470 Darling Rd. Read more…