RAYMOND — Outdoor enthusiasts eager to enjoy Loon Echo Land Trust’s Raymond Community Forest have an official parking area at the preserve.

The lot was completed on Dec. 7 and accommodates 20 cars on Conesca Road at the site of a former logging landing. Conesca road bisects the 356 acre preserve and will provide access to the newly built trails.

Loon Echo constructed three trails this fall:

• 1-mile multi-use trail at the base of Pismire Mountain;

• 0.7-mile trail that reaches the Pismire cliff; and

• summit trail that circles the height of the property.

The public can enjoy using this parking lot year-round as it will be plowed throughout the winter season.

The Raymond Community Forest is Loon Echo’s most recent preserve. The Bridgton-based land trust purchased the property from Hancock Land Co. in June.

FMI: www.lelt.org, 207-647-4352.