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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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SaveThe 11-ACRE Ballahack Preserve was donated to the East Haddam Land Trust in the early 1990s. The preserve has varied terrain of wetland and upland hardwood habitats. There is a healthy understory of mountain laurel which flowers in
mid-June. In the fall, witch hazel blossoms can be seen and in the winter, there are lovely views of Bashan Lake.
mid-June. In the fall, witch hazel blossoms can be seen and in the winter, there are lovely views of Bashan Lake.
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Activities Click to view
- Hike
1 trails
- Mountain Bike
1 trails
- Snowshoe
0 trails
Region Details
- 1
Region Status
Open as of Jul 24, 2019Stats
- Trails (view details)
- 1
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 1
- Trails Hike
- 1
- Trails Trail Running
- 1
- Total Distance
- 2,119 ft
- Total Descent Distance
- 1,391 ft
- Total Descent
- 89 ft
- Total Vertical
- 77 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 498 ft
- Ridden Counter
- 1
Popular Ballahack Preserve Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballahack Trail |
Ballahack Preserve Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ride or Stride Gravel | 36 miles |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PlumbBobM | add | trail | activity #22863115 | Sep 5, 2021 @ 8:35pm Sep 5, 2021 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olde Field Preserve | 2 | 1.1 km | |||
| Sabine Reserve | 5 | 1.1 km | |||
| Harris Reserve | 4 | 1.3 km | |||
| PeGus's Path Preserve | 1 | 1.4 km | |||
| Gelson Easement | 7 | 1.7 km |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 1 | 2,119 ft | 89 ft | 1,391 ft | 79 ft | #6,131 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Hike | 1 | 2,119 ft | 89 ft | 1,391 ft | 79 ft | #9,120 | ||||||
| Trail Running | 1 | 2,119 ft | 89 ft | 1,391 ft | 79 ft | 12 |
- By PlumbBobM
TRAILFORKS HCH Map Team & contributors - Admins: apply
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- ballahack preserve activity log | embed map of Ballahack Preserve mountain bike trails | ballahack preserve mountain biking points of interest
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