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Conservation Properties & Maps
Approximately 2,100 acres of land within the City are conserved and protected from future development. There are more than 21 miles of trails on the City’s conservation lands, as depicted on the 2010 Lebanon Trails map. Additionally, there are ongoing efforts to identify and plan for additional linkages to a community wide trail network. The following is a listing of conservation areas managed by the City of Lebanon. View each page for more details.
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Wild About Lebanon
In 2003, volunteer Nicole Cormen initiated a program of outdoor events around Lebanon, NH. Her goal was to acquaint people with Lebanon's beautiful and varied conserved public lands. She created Wild About Lebanon as a way to showcase the importance of open space, and make sure that all Lebanon residents had the opportunity to visit these properties and learn about the natural world right outside their doors.
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Alana Cole
The Alana Cole conservation area includes 0.5 miles of trail and has a rating of one. This easy trail is on 18 acres which loops down by the riverside. Visitors can park at the unpaved dead-end of East Wilder Road, 0.8 mile off New Hampshire 10.
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Baker's Crossing
Easy, flat trail along floodplain meadow and Mascoma River. Parking is on Hardy Hill Road just east of covered bridge. For the Northern Rail Trail, please park on Riverside Drive, across and 0.25 miles east of covered bridge.
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Boston Lot
Trails on 439 acres circle Boston Lot Lake, climb Burnt Mountain, loop around Honeysuckle Hill, and connect to the power lines and DHMC. The park includes seven miles of trails amd is rated 3 - 4 or moderate difficulty. Parking is available at the picnic area on the east side of NH 10 just north of Wilder Dam.
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Chambers Memorial Reserve
The Chambers Memorial Reserve consists of 0.75 miles of trail and is rated 3 or moderate. The trails are on 19 acres and pass by a kettle pond, through a wildflower meadow, and go down to the Connecticut River.
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Farnum Hill
Farnum Hill Reserve consists of seven miles of trails and is rated 4 -05 or difficult. Trails are on 820 acres where visitors can climb and run along ridges, this area includes very hilly and rocky terrain.
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Goodwin Conservation Area
Goodwin Conservation Area includes three miles of trails and has a rating of three, or moderate difficulty. Trails on 108 acres follow the brook through 17 exercise stations, and also loop along the hillside as cross-country ski trails.
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Mill Parcel
Short paths lead from Northern Rail Trail to picnic tables (built by Eagle Scout Ben Stebbins) to impressive riverside historic site (cleared by Eagle Scout Robert Hirai). Connector trail leads downhill to Northern Rail Trail.
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Signal Hill
One mile of trails rated 3 or moderate. Old logging trails on X acres go uphill to beautiful overlooks through two large fields and through dense pine woods to a small clearing affording views of Croydon Mountain, Mount Ascutney and Blueberry Hill.
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Starr Hill
Starr Hill features a maze of trails through undeveloped land between I-89, Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital, Mascoma Street, and Young Street. Most trails continue to private property; please respect neighbors.
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Trues Ledges
Trues Ledges consists of 0.3 mile of trails and is rated 2, or easy but hazardous. Seemingly nondescript trail descends through woods to the dramatic True's Brook, which drains much of southwest Lebanon.
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Two Rivers Conservation Area
Trails reveal another world behind 12A plazas, where Mascoma and Connecticut rivers meet. Highlights include views (both rivers, I-89 bridge); riverside connector trail (to smaller City parcel south of I-89 behind Upper Valley Plaza); lightly wooded floodplain forest (basswood, aspen, white oak); mitigation wetland (exchanged for development of Powerhouse Plaza); wildlife (mink, fox, beaver, deer, moose).