Hatchery Brook Preserve, Rangeley

This Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust preserve strikes me as a place where you should do a little five- or 10-minute walk to stimulate your appetite before you settle in for a pretty picnic and a swim! There is one particularly pretty picnic table at the far corner of the preserve, with a little dock. The perimeter trail of this 50-acre preserve is one easy mile.

Directions: From town take Rt. 4 north. Take a left on Manor Road (just opposite Moose Alley). 1/4 mile on the left is the parking area for the property.