Eberhard Nature Preserve

Difficulty // Difficult

Activities // Hiking, Snowshoeing, Running

Distance // 2.7 miles

Features // Unique wildlife viewing, Dog-friendly (on leash)

Route Type // Loop

Estimated hiking time // 1 hr 5 mins

Not open year-round.

Hunting allowed, use caution.

Surface types // Earth

Trail markers // yes

Owned by the Finger Lakes Land Trust, the Eberhard Preserve consists almost entirely of steeply sloping woods dominated by towering oaks, maples, and hemlocks on Eastman Hill, a designated Tompkins County Unique Natural Area.

The trails here extend well beyond the preserve’s boundaries with an opportunity to continue along the Finger Lakes Trail, a route shared with the North Country National Scenic Trail. In addition, the preserve is adjacent to three parcels previously acquired by the Land Trust as additions to Danby State Forest and is part of a larger 500-acre block of conserved land. Shindagin Hollow State Forest is just a half mile from the property’s western border.

This trail is part of the Finger Lakes Trail.