Outdoor Trips

9th Annual Hanover Trails Hike Challenge

June 29, 2022

Sign up now for the 9th Annual Hanover Trails Hike Challenge! This do-at-your-own-pace hiking challenge will introduce you to 8 trails around town that hikers of all ages will love.

Register through Hanover Parks & Rec to receive a colorful t-shirt and your booklet with maps & detailed directions to each destination.Register through HPR here for $6/Individual, $20 for family 4 or more, free/children under 4 https://hanovernh.myrec.com/…/program_details.aspx…Complete 6 of 8 hikes by the end of September and be entered in a raffle for great prizes donated by local businesses.

Sponsored by LindeMac Real Estate, BE Fit Physical Therapy , ReVision Energy, Lou’s Restaurant & Bakery, and New England Free Jacks–THANK YOU!

Summer is here…Get Outside & Explore!Maps created by Stonehouse Mtn Mapping; T-shirt design by Big Green T’s

Hanover Conservancy’s 60th Anniversary Celebration

October 5, 2021

This past Saturday we held our 60th anniversary celebration at the Dartmouth Rivercrest field across from our office at 71 Lyme Rd in Hanover. 76 people came out to help celebrate 60 years of community conservation with Hanover Conservancy and we had a chance to hear stories from fellow community members. It was very heartwarming to be able to capture a photo with past and present board members from 1961 till now. We also had the opportunity to recognized our key partners.

Russell Hirschler- Upper Valley Trails Alliance
Julia Griffin & Rob Houseman- Town of Hanover
J.T. Horn- Trust for Public Land
Betsy McGean- Trust for Public Land & former president

A huge thank you to our event sponsors!

Fisher Financial Advisors

Poverty Lane Orchards

Special Thanks to

Dartmouth College

Lars Blackmore- Ameridane Press

Lyme Road Dental, Neal Wallace Dental

Sheridan Printing

Red Clover

Hanover Parks & Recreation

Those Guys of Lyme

Spring Trips Postponed

April 17, 2020

We’re disappointed to postpone our trips until we can safely get together again. Look for a new self-guided Hike of the Month in our May e-news.

If you’re headed out, please remember:

Enjoy your companions from a distance
Leash your dog – uncontrolled dog meetups can make things unsafe for their owners too
If a trailhead parking is full when you arrive, have a Plan B for a trail less traveled
Leave higher elevation and muddy trails until they’ve dried out
The Appalachian Trail is closed for now

Norman Overlook at Mink Brook

September 25, 2019

In 1999, Bob led the Council’s effort to protect the 112-acre Mink Brook Nature Preserve, then slated to become a 32-lot subdivision. In 2019, the 20th anniversary of that daunting and ultimately successful project, the Conservancy dedicated the Norman Overlook to Bob and his vision for our community.

Celebrating the Norman Overlook’s dedication

HC Board members finish final prep on the Overlook site

Native dogwoods, serviceberry and other shrubs were planted to restore the floodplain.

Hugh Mellert works to place the dedication plaque on a granite boulder

The final step was planting native shrubs and preparing the site for the dedication ceremony

CHaD HERO Hike this Sunday

October 9, 2018

Hikers and hunters, please note that the woods will be busier than normal this Sunday, October 14th.

Hike sign

Both the 5- and 7-mile hiking routes for the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth (CHaD) HERO event wind their way through the Mink Brook Nature Preserve. Volunteers will be directing HERO hikers at major junctions from approximately 10-2.

Greensboro Ridge 10th Anniversary today!

October 3, 2018

We’re putting a lot of faith in the forecast today- this space will be updated if we’re forced to postpone until tomorrow. See you at 4:30!

Join us at the main trailhead parking at the top of Velvet Rocks Dr. on Thursday, October 4th for live music, refreshments and a brief history of this conservation success. (RAIN DATE: Friday, Oct. 5th)