1
Meshomasic State Forest
Managed by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
2,460 acres31.7 mi of trail
Shenipsit Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · East Hampton
East Hampton, CT parks, trails & bike paths
About 23% of East Hampton is conserved land, roughly 5,461 acres. There are about 72 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Meshomasic State Forest (31.7 mi), Hurd State Park (15.4 mi), and Salmon River State Forest (2.1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in East Hampton, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
East Hampton outdoors
Conserved land
23%
5,461 of 23,473 acres
Trails
72 mi
2 mi per sq mi · 50 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
18
423 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
6.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 6.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Hurd State Park
Nature preserve
905 acres15.4 mi of trail
Furnace
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Salmon River State Forest
Managed by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
579 acres2.1 mi of trail
SwitchyOverlookTwin Peaks-Overlook Connector
Dog rules not recorded
4
Upper Pine Brook Preserve
Managed by Middlesex Land Trust
27 acres0.9 mi of trail
Orange Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Pine Brook Falls Preserve
Managed by Silvio O. Conte National Fish & Wildlife Refuge
81 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 18 parks & preserves
- Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge301 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)108 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Town Open Space/Landfill36 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Salmon River Division82 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Town Open Space (Pine Brook)187 ac
- Conservation Showcase46 ac
- Loos Pond Conservation Area31 ac
- Fireman's Recreation Area8 ac · Directions
- Seamster Park8 ac
- Town Open Space (White Birch Estates)7 ac
- Sears Park6 ac · Directions
- Playground Trails4 ac
- George Dudley Seymour State Park3 ac · Directions
Who protects the land
5,461 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 311 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 81 of 90 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths6.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis7
- Soccer7
- Baseball6
- Basketball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
East Hampton and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Hampton | 23.3% | 71.6 mi | 18 |
| Portland | 32.4% | 63.2 mi | 40 |
| East Haddam | 25.9% | 119.6 mi | 64 |
| Middletown | 12.8% | 81.3 mi | 31 |
| Colchester | 19.4% | 68.2 mi | 19 |
| Marlborough | 26.7% | 28.2 mi | 19 |
| Haddam | 28.4% | 97.1 mi | 36 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about East Hampton's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 25.7-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.