A sure sign of spring is the arrival of birds migrating up the Connecticut River to their breeding grounds in Hanover’s fields and forests. Bring binoculars.
Level: Beginners welcome.
Leaders: Hanover Conservancy volunteers.
Meet: Parking are for Mink Brook Nature Preserve (11 Brook Road, Hanover, NH 03755)
Advanced registration for Bird Trips is requested: Register Here!
Venture out to check for wildlife signs in the many habitat types protected by this new town land. We’ll visit both sides- north side is challenging; the south side is mild and flat. Snowshoes or micro-spikes, depending on conditions; gear available to borrow at site.
Meet: Trailhead off Greensboro Rd. which is located between the homes at 108 and 110 Greensboro Road, on the north side of the road. There is a trailhead parking sign along Greensboro Rd
Level: Easy to moderate
Leaders: Jim Kennedy, Adair Mulligan
Registration for this hike is encouraged: register here!
All Events are free and open to the public. No dogs, please!
Ramble along this protected shoreline of the Connecticut River- a very different place in the winter! A great hike for those participating in the Passport Winter Fun. Co-sponsored with the Upper Valley Trails Alliance. Snowshoes or micro-spikes, depending on conditions; gear available to borrow at site.
Meet: Wilson’s Landing off Lyme Rd.
Level: Easy
Leader: Gail McPeak
Registration for this hike is encouraged: register here!
All Events are free and open to the public. No dogs, please!
What’s afoot at Pine Park? Explore Hanover’s oldest conservation area with members of the Pine Park Association and the experts helping to guide its future. Snowshoes or micro-spikes, depending on conditions; gear available to borrow.
Meet: Parking area at golf course off Rope Ferry Road (Near the Hanover Country Club)
Level: Easy.
Leaders: Forester Jeffery Smith, Linda Fowler, Myrilla Hartkopf
Registration for this hike is encouraged: register here!
All Events are free and open to the public. No dogs, please!
Explore a great new loop at the Trescott Water supply Lands. We’ll head east past cellar holes on historic Paine Road and return on the new Perimeter trail along the southern boundary, watching for wildlife signs in the winter woods.
Meet: Trescott Rd. trailhead
Leader: Tom Jack
Level: Easy
Snowshoes or micro-spikes available to borrow at site!
Registration for this hike is encouraged: register here!
All Events are free and open to the public. No dogs, please!
Join us for a guided fall hike of our Mink Brook Nature preserve and the Town of Hanover Tanzi Tract. We’ll share the story behind their protection, their ecological importance and relevance to the climate crisis.
Meet: Gate at Brook Rd entrance. 11 Brooks Rd, Hanover, NH
Leader: Myrilla Hartkopf
Level: Easy
Registration for this hike is encouraged: register here!
All are welcome and we kindly ask that you please leave your pets at home, thank you!
