Chip Stockford Reserve and Kezar River Reserve Hikes (Greater Lovell Land Trust, Maine)

Chip Stockford Reserve — Greater Lovell Land Trust

Chip Stockford Reserve This upland forest encompasses Ladies Delight Hill. It has a limited undeveloped parking area and a simple trail network. It is a working forest that protects the shoreline and watershed from the effects of second-tier development while offering public access for walking, cross-country skiing, and enjoyment.

Kezar River Reserve — Greater Lovell Land Trust

The 114 acre Kezar River Reserve in Lovell was donated to the GLLT by the Maine Chapter of The Nature Conservancy to manage sustainable forestry, wildlife habitat, unique natural features, and public access.

The property includes 5,006 feet of frontage on the eastern shore of the Mill Pond and 2,944 feet of its western shore. The one-mile loop trail takes visitors through a diverse forest and into and out of a deep v-shaped ravine. The ravine—and four others on the property—is a geological feature known as “headwall erosion” that is uncommon in the eastern US,  The reserve’s unique geology was influenced by the last ice age and the forest is growing on a large glacial lake bed of deep sands and silts.