Directions to Door County Land Trust Preserves that feature
maintained hiking trails are below. Please respect the
Preserve Rules and enjoy
visiting the lands you’ve helped protect!
We currently offer trail maps for the following Door County Land Trust
Preserves:
Click on the title of each preserve to download and print the trail map and
the preserve rules for that preserve.*
Also, check out Door County Land Trust Nature Preserve
Information featured in our summer 2011 Peninsula
Pulse Column.
Directions to Door County Land Trust Preserves that Feature
Maintained Hiking Trails
 Bay
Shore Blufflands Preserve, Carlsville—this 400-acre
Preserve is located eight miles north of Sturgeon Bay and one mile south of
Carlsville Road on Bay Shore Drive (County Highway B.) The lower parking area
is located directly across from fire # 5451, Bay Shore Drive. The upper parking
area is located on Reynolds Road. (Turn east onto Carlsville Road from Bay
Shore Drive. Turn south on Reynolds. Parking area is approximately ½ mile on
the west side of the road.) Marked trails depart from each parking area and
connect with one another. The lower trail offers stunning views of the waters
of Green Bay. Hiking is easy-to-moderately easy, except for Bluff slope which
is slightly more difficult.
 Ephraim Preserve at Anderson Pond, Ephraim—a small oasis in the
heart of downtown Ephraim, this 27-acre Preserve is located at the corner of
Anderson Lane and Moravia Street. From Water Street (Highway 42), turn east
onto Anderson Lane. Turn north from Anderson onto Moravia. Look for the break
in the split rail fence and the Preserve kiosk just a short way down the path.
An easy 1-mile trail runs the perimeter of the Preserve. The Village of
Ephraim prohibits parking along the roads. Please use village lot on Highway
42.
 Harold
C. Wilson Three Springs Preserve, Sister Bay—this 421-acre Preserve is
located about 2 miles east of Sister Bay. From Sister Bay, take County Rd
ZZ east about 2 miles. Past the intersection of County Road ZZ and Old Stage
Road, turn right on Three Springs Lane. The entrance to the preserve is located
at the end of Three Springs Lane. Continue down the preserve driveway and turn
west into the parking area. During the snow-covered months, please park on the
eastern side of Three Springs Lane at the dead end. Just over a mile and a
half of marked trails depart from the parking area and wind through open fields
and conifer forests to a scenic lookout over the springs. Hiking is
easy-to-moderately easy
 Kangaroo
Lake Nature Preserve, Baileys Harbor—through collaborative land protection
efforts with The Nature Conservancy, this Preserve has grown to over 700 acres
and nearly all of the lakeshore surrounding the north end of the lake has been
preserved! From Highway 57, turn west on County Road E. Travel approximately 2
miles to the corner of County Road E and North Maple Road. Turn north on North
Maple and park along the road. The 1.5-mile loop trail begins at Fire Number
7912 N. Maple Road and winds through upland and lowland forests. A short linear
trail at the southeastern corner of the loop leads to the shore and offers a
scenic vista where Peil Creek enters Kangaroo Lake.
 Lautenbach Woods Preserve, Egg Harbor—this 80-acre Preserve is
a great example of the terrain of the Niagara escarpment. A circular,
easy-to-moderately difficult 1.25-mile trail loops through the upper hardwoods
and pine forest and down the slope of the escarpment. Parking area and kiosk
are located on Highway G south of Egg Harbor directly across from Woodwalk
Gallery. (County Highway G connects with State Highway 42 south of Egg Harbor
near Schartner’s Farm Market. Follow Highway G west about 1 mile. Parking is on the
west side of the road.)
 Legacy
Preserve at Clay Banks, Clay Banks—this 91-acre Preserve is located about
eight miles south of Sturgeon Bay. From Hwy 42/57 travel south on County U (Claybanks
Road) approximately 6 miles. Take a left and travel east on Salona. Take next
right on S. Lake Michigan Drive. The preserve parking area is 1.8 miles ahead on
the east side of S. Lake Michigan Drive. A marked trail loop departs from
parking area. The trail offers stunning views of the waters of Lake Michigan.
Hiking is easy-to-moderately easy, except for Bluff slope which is slightly more
difficult.
  Oak
Road Nature Preserve, Carlsville- this 190-acre Preserve is located
northeast of Carlsville where Sunnyslope and Oak Roads
converge in a picturesque valley. From Highway 42, turn east on
County Highway I in Carlsville and travel 1½ miles to Oak Road. Travel north on
Oak Road approximately 2 miles to the parking area and trail head. The
trail on the east side of Oak Road winds through a prairie to a point
overlooking wetlands that brim with water each spring. The trail on the
west side of Oak Road leads through fields recently planted with tree seedlings
to a small loop at the end through a mature forest. Hiking is easy on the
approximately 1 mile of trails.
 Richter Community Forest, Washington Island—the trailhead and
parking area are located just west of the Detroit Harbor ferry dock on Green Bay
Road. (Take Lobdell Point Road from the ferry to intersection of Lobdell and
Green Bay Road. Turn west and follow Green Bay Road approximately ½-mile.)
The Richter trail is an easy hike approximately 1 mile long and connects with a
public Town of Washington trail.
 Sturgeon
Bay Ship Canal Preserve, Sturgeon Bay— this 332-acre Preserve is located
within the city limits of Sturgeon Bay. Two connected loop trails offer
scenic vistas of Lake Michigan, the Sturgeon Bay Shipping Canal, ridge and swale
forested wetlands and sandy grasslands. Just south of the Hwy 42/57 (Bay View)
Bridge, turn south onto County U (Claybanks Road) and continue approximately 2
miles. Turn left (east) onto Lake Lane. The Preserve parking areas are
approximately 1 to 2 miles ahead; the first is located on the north side of Lake
Lane just east of Barge Road and the second is located at the junction of Lake
Lane and South Lake Michigan Drive.
A Guide to
the Washington Island Nature Preserves of the Door County Land Trust,
Washington Island—this guide includes information about four Washington Island
Nature Preserves: Richter Community Forest Preserve, Detroit Harbor Nature
Preserve, Domer-Neff Nature Preserve and Bird Sanctuary, and Little Lake Nature
Preserve. Included in the guide is information about the Land Trust's
conservation work to date, the unique natural features of the preserves, some of
the plants and animals found there, special points of interest, directions, and
trail maps. The guide also describes two projects on Washington Island in
which the Land Trust is working in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources.
 White Cliff Fen and Forest Preserve, Egg Harbor—located just
north of the Village of Egg Harbor, the White Cliff Preserve now includes 100
acres. The 1.5-mile trail makes two loops through the old-growth cedar forest.
Hiking is easy-to-moderately easy. North of downtown Egg Harbor, turn west on
Harbor Heights Road. Follow it about ½ mile to where it meets White Cliff
Road. Turn north on White Cliff for approximately 1 mile. Preserve entrance is
located on the south side of the road just across from fire number 8251.
Off-road parking is available at the public boat launch north of White Cliff
Road just east of the preserve entrance.
Click on a preserve name above for a printable version of the
Door County Land Trust Trail Map and Preserve Rules for that preserve.*
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