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Halloween Murder Mystery Hikes (Madison Land Trust)
Shepherds Trail trailhead, Madison (11 a.m.); end of Martleshamheath Rd, Rockland (9 a.m.) · Madison
Shepherds Trail trailhead, Madison, CT 06443
Two easy, roughly 90-minute guided history hikes to local murder sites. At 9 a.m., author Joel Helander covers the Mary Stannard case; at 11 a.m., guides lead a hike to the site of Eldridge Johnson's murder.
When
- Sat, Oct 31Hikes 9 a.m. (Rockland) & 11 a.m. (Shepherds Trail), about 1.5 hrs each
9 a.m. hike meets at the end of Martleshamheath Rd, Rockland. 11 a.m. hike meets at the Shepherds Trail trailhead.
Forecast: 59° · Sunny
Dates are stated explicitly by the source.
Getting in
No fee listed; registration requested
Register by emailing [email protected] with the hike(s) in the subject line. No dogs on the 9 a.m. hike (Regional Water Authority land). The street address is only an approximation; the meeting points are trailheads.
- Register by emailing [email protected] with the hike(s) in the subject line.
- No dogs on the 9 a.m. hike (Regional Water Authority land).
- The street address is approximate; meeting points are trailheads.
- No fee is listed on the organizer page.
Sources
- madisonlandtrust.org organizer
Saturday Oct 31 hike times, meeting points, guides, ~1.5 hr length, email registration, no dogs on 9 a.m. hike - madisonct.org municipal
Murder Mystery Hike listed on Saturday Oct 31 2026 on Shephard's and Stannard trails - patch.com media
2026 article confirming 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. hikes on Oct 31, start points and registration email