1
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Nature preserve
2,102 acres14.7 mi of trail
Lambert Ridge TrailHolts Ledge TrailSkiway TrailRanger TrailJ Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo AT Goose Pond Rd
Outdoors · Lyme
Lyme, NH parks, trails & bike paths
About 38% of Lyme is conserved land, roughly 13,404 acres. There are about 101 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Appalachian National Scenic Trail (14.7 mi), Bear Hill Conservancy Land (8.4 mi), and Lyme Town Forest (5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Lyme, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Lyme outdoors
Conserved land
38%
13,404 of 34,991 acres
Trails
101 mi
1.8 mi per sq mi · 52 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
14
7,839 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Bear Hill Conservancy Land
Managed by Bear Hill Conservancy Trust
2,648 acres8.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Lyme Town Forest
Managed by Town of Lyme
424 acres5 mi of trail
Beaver Pond TrailWaterfall TrailLedge TrailWestern Forest TrailSnowmobile Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Lyme Town Forest Trailhead Parking
4
Lyme Pinnacle Conservation Area
Managed by Upper Valley Land Trust
242 acres3.8 mi of trail
Pike's Passage trailGrumman's Grove trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo The Pinnacle Trailhead Parking
5
Lyme Hill Conservation Area
Managed by Upper Valley Land Trust
240 acres3.8 mi of trail
Wetland Viewing Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
6
Trout Pond Preserve
Managed by Town of Lyme
387 acres1.1 mi of trail
Trout Pond Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Trout Pond Forest Parking
7
Royal C. Nemiah Forest
Managed by Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
213 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
8
Big Rock Nature Preserve
Managed by Lyme Conservation Commission
23 acres0.6 mi of trail
Big Rock Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 14 parks & preserves
- Robert G. Chaffee Wildlife Sanctuary22 ac · 0.6 mi trail · Directions
- Wilder Wildlife Management Area59 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Chase Beach Recreation Area11 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Hidden Valley Wildlife Conservation Area62 ac
- Green Woodlands4 ac
- Lyme Common2 ac · Directions
Who protects the land
13,404 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 9,033 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 163 of 173 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis5
- Basketball2
- Soccer2
- Softball1
- Baseball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
Lyme and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyme | 38.3% | 101.0 mi | 14 |
| Hanover | 30.8% | 142.9 mi | 47 |
| Orford | 13.9% | 44.2 mi | 7 |
| Dorchester | 13.3% | 110.8 mi | 7 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Lyme's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 29.3-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.