Past Events
Tuesday Trek: Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve
Time: 9:30 am -11:30ish am
Place: Brockway Hawthorne Preserve, Brush Hill Rd. Lyme Ct
Contact Email: sue.cope@lymelandtrust.org
Presenter: Sue Cope
Brockway Hawthorne–Walk by beautiful stone walls and long-abandoned farmland. Meet at Brush Hill Road parking lot
To reserve a space: sue.cope@lymelandtrust.org
View the Tuesday Trek Schedule
Join us for a refreshing morning walk on a Lyme preserve led by a board or staff member of the Lyme Land Trust. The leaders will alternate each week between Sue Cope, Wendy Hill, Tony Irving, and Kristina White with Brady, canine guide. The walks are moderately easy unless noted. Bring a water bottle and dress for the weather.
Reservations are required. Contact walk leader to reserve.
Inclement weather cancels.
Winter Wonders Forest Bathing
Time: 1:00-3:00 pm
Place: Pleasant Valley Preserve, McIntosh Rd, Lyme CT
Contact Email: regan@reganstacey.com
Step outdoors and enjoy a winter wonders forest bathing walk. As we walk along the wintery meadows, cedars, and pine forest of Pleasant Valley Preserve, you’ll be offered invitations to connect with nature along the way. A relaxing and peaceful stroll that will surprise you with all that is present this time of year. The walk concludes with a wild-foraged tea. The walk is about 1-mile over easy to moderate terrain.
Registration: $32 ~ includes the program and tea.
Lyme Land Trust members receive 15% off with the discount code LLT15.
To register: click here
Forest bathing is inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku – taking in the forest atmosphere. As a growing global wellness movement, it is backed by nearly 40 years of scientific research on the holistic benefits of immersing yourself in nature. These benefits include reduced stress and blood pressure, increased creativity and focus, improved mood and sleep, and a boost to immune functions.
Regan Stacey is an artist and environmentalist whose passion is to re-connect humans to nature for the betterment of themselves, their communities, and our planet, Earth. She is also co-founder of The Forest Therapy School, training forest therapy guides to share this work around the world. Locally, she is involved in a number of nature-based organizations and facilitates kids’ clubs through the Lyme Land Trust. You can find out more about her work at reganstacey.com
CANCELLED-Tuesday Trek: Jewett Preserve
Time: 9:30 am -11:30ish am
Place: Jewett Preserve cemetery entrance, Mt Archer Rd., Lyme CT
Contact Email: Kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org
Presenter: Kristina White
Jewett Preserve–White trail loop to orange trail and back. See some interesting rock walls and formations. About 1.75 miles. Park at the cemetery entrance.
Contact: Kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org
View the Tuesday Trek Schedule
Join us for a refreshing morning walk on a Lyme preserve led by a board or staff member of the Lyme Land Trust. The leaders will alternate each week between Sue Cope, Wendy Hill, Tony Irving, and Kristina White with Brady, canine guide. The walks are moderately easy unless noted. Bring a water bottle and dress for the weather.
Reservations are required. Contact walk leader to reserve.
Inclement weather cancels.
Hiking Club for Middle Schoolers
Time: 1:30-3:00 pm
Place: Register to learn the location. A different preserve each week.
Contact Email: reganstacey@gmail.com
Join our group for middle school-aged children. Come hike the trails! Every month the hike will be an adventure to explore the natural world at a different preserve. Get out and be curious!
Environmentalist/artist Regan Stacey currently runs the Tree Collective, a program for teens, and the Middle School Hiking Club. She offers forest bathing and mindful nature connection in the local area as well as co-founding The Forest Therapy School.
CANCELLED–Pitch Pine: Talk & Walk with Emery Gluck
Time: 1:00 - 2:00ish pm
Place: Register to learn location, Lyme CT
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
This walk has been cancelled due to winter conditions. We will reschedule.
Join retired DEEP forester Emery Gluck for a talk and walk to a rare stand of pitch pine on the ledges above Selden Creek. Pitch pine, also known as candlewood, was once a common tree on the Connecticut landscape. It provided torches for early settlers (hence the name Candlewood), as well as lumber, tar, and turpentine; and is host to rare wildlife. Now, because of loss of habitat, it is a very uncommon sight. On the site we will visit, pitch pine thrives because of human intervention. Emery Gluck will explain how human forest management promotes the survival of trees like pitch pine.
We will walk ½ mile off-trail, partly on private land, to get to the site with a breathtaking overlook of Selden Creek and the CT River, on the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge. Wear long pants and sturdy shoes. Bring your own water.
Sponsored by the Lyme Land Trust and Town of Lyme.
Registration required. When you register, you will be told the location to meet: openspace@townlyme.org
CANCELLED-Tuesday Trek: Goodwin Trail Section
Time: 9:30 -11:30ish am
Place: Goodwin Trail parking lot, Gungy Rd, Lyme CT
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Presenter: Wendy Hill
CANCELLED–Goodwin Trail section from Gungy Rd through Darling Preserve, Salem, and back. We will visit a giant oak tree. About 2.5 miles. Meet at Goodwin Trail parking, ¾ mile above the main entrance to Hartman Park on the west side of Gungy Rd, Lyme.
Reserve a spot: openspace@townlyme.org
View the Tuesday Trek Schedule
Join us for a refreshing morning walk on a Lyme preserve led by a board or staff member of the Lyme Land Trust. The leaders will alternate each week between Sue Cope, Wendy Hill, and Kristina White with Brady, canine guide. The walks are moderately easy unless noted. Bring a water bottle and dress for the weather.
Reservations are required. Contact walk leader to reserve.
Inclement weather cancels.
New Year’s Day 2022 Hike with a Lyme Land Trust Board or Staff Member
Time: Various times
Place: 6 different locations
Contact Email: education@lymelandtrust.org
Start the New Year off with a refreshing hike in the Lyme woods. The Lyme Land Trust is offering several small group walks. Register with the walk leader for the time and location you prefer. Space limited. You may sign up for more than one walk if space and time permits.
- 10:00 am to 12:30ish: Pleasant Valley Preserve with Tony Irving. Notice glacial geology and its effect on colonial agricultural practices on a 3.5-mile walk with a long gentle incline to a spectacular overlook. Meet at pull-in parking lot, MacIntosh Rd., Lyme.
Register: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com - 11:00 am to 12:30ish: Selden Creek Preserve with Lynn Richmond. Hike to beautiful overlook vistas of Selden Creek and surrounding marshlands. White to orange to blue and back. 2 plus miles. Meet at Selden Preserve parking lot on Joshuatown Rd., Lyme.
Register: lrichmon121@icloud.com - 12:00 to 2:00ish pm: Walbridge/Young Preserves with Scott and Denise Gravatt and their dog, Toby. Hike about 3 miles on beautiful trails with dramatic rock outcrops. Friendly dogs are welcome. Meet at Hartman Park main entrance parking area, Gungy Rd., Lyme.
Register: s.gravatt@comcast.net - 1:00 to 3:30ish pm: Jewett/Johnston Preserves with Kristina White and dog, Brady. View the spectacular vistas from Jewett red trail to Johnston white trail to blue trail, and back via Jewett red trail. About 4 miles. Strenuous pace hike. Park at Jewett cemetery parking lot, Mt. Archer Road, Lyme.
Register: Kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org - POSTPONED to January 8–1:30 to 3:00ish pm: Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve with John Pritchard. White trail to orange to purple, yellow and back through various habitats and past an old abandoned quarry. About 2 miles. Meet at Brockway-Hawthorne parking lot, Brush Hill Rd., Lyme.
Register: johnfpritchard43@gmail.com - 1:30 to 3:30ish pm: Gillette Castle State Park with Wendy Hill. We will take the gentle climb along the walkway to the castle. At the top, we will follow the train trail with beautiful views of the Connecticut River, including a train tunnel. About 2 miles. Meet at the Hadlyme Ferry Parking lot, Ferry Rd., Lyme.
Register: education@lymelandtrust.org
For more information about the preserves and directions.
Walks are moderate to moderately easy unless noted. Everyone is welcome. Times are approximate. Allow extra time. Bring a bottle of water. Inclement weather cancels. Check for updates on the LLT website.
Ongoing–Three Family Walks with Magical Hunts
Time: DIY
Place: Honey Hill Preserve, Clark Rd. Pleasant Valley Preserve, MacIntosh Rd, and Hartman Park, Gungy Rd., Lyme CT
Contact Email: sue.cope@lymelandtrust.org
1.BABY ANIMAL SEARCH: Visit Honey Hill Preserve on your own for a baby wildlife figurine hunt. Follow the dots on the map to find the small approximately 2-inch figurines. Use a pen or pencil to connect the red dots to make an X. The owl will be found in the location indicated by the center of the X.
Download the Baby Animal Search Map with figurine locations and directions to the preserve. View photos in our gallery.
2. GNOME HUNT: Visit Pleasant Valley Preserve on your own. Follow the dots on the map to find the four gnomes. Use a pen or pencil to connect the dots to make an X. The sleepy bear will be found in the location indicated by the center of the X.
Download the Gnome Hunt Map with gnome locations, instructions, and directions to the preserve.
3. FAERY QUEST: Visit Hartman Park on your own. Follow the dots on the map to find the four Faeries. Use a pen or pencil to connect the dots to make an X. The sleepy bear will be found in the location indicated by the center of the X.
Download the Faery Quest Map with Faery locations, instructions and directions to the preserve.
Please don’t remove the objects. Take photos! We’d love to see them. Email them to: sue.cope@lymelandtrust.org. Everyone is welcome. The hunt will be available indefinitely. View photos in our gallery.
This was an offering for the Lyme Youth Service Bureau UNPLUGGED ! LYSB Screen-free Weekend in Lyme/Old Lyme March 6&7 2021. For more regional offerings.
WINTER SOLSTICE LUMINARY WALK – Sold out
Time: 4:00-5:30 pm
Place: Banningwood Preserve. 19 Town St., Lyme CT
Contact Email: regan@reganstacey.com
Sold out
Renew your connection with yourself and the Earth as we tap into nature’s rhythms and the four elements of earth, fire, water, and air on a guided meditative walk. A small closing ceremony will take place at the water’s edge as we then prepare for our return walk along the illuminated path.
A restorative time of year, the winter solstice marks a solar turning point, where the darkest day turns the corner to renewed light and we welcome the season of winter—a rebirth of the sun.
The walk is less than one mile over easy to moderate terrain.
To register click here. Donations welcome.
Regan Stacey is an artist and environmentalist whose passion is to reconnect humans to nature for the betterment of themselves, their communities, and our beautiful planet, Earth. Through her private practice, she offers forest bathing walks, spiritual life coaching, and mindfulness training. She is also co-founder of The Forest Therapy School, training forest therapy guides to share this work around the world. Find out more about her work at reganstacey.com
Tuesday Trek: Pleasant Valley Preserve
Time: 9:30 am -11:30ish am
Place: Pleasant Valley Preserve, MacIntosh Rd, Lyme CT
Contact Email: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com
Presenter: Tony Irving
Pleasant Valley Preserve. Meet at McIntosh Rd. Parking area. Walk and talk as to the effects of glacial processes on historic land use.
To reserve a space: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com
View the Tuesday Trek Schedule
Join us for a refreshing morning walk on a Lyme preserve led by a board or staff member of the Lyme Land Trust. The leaders will alternate each week between Sue Cope, Wendy Hill, Tony Irving, and Kristina White with Brady, canine guide. The walks are moderately easy unless noted. Bring a water bottle and dress for the weather.
Reservations are required. Contact walk leader to reserve.
Inclement weather cancels.
