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Hartman Park
4.8 ★★★★★ 72 Google reviews · Running trail in Lyme, Connecticut · Hours vary
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Not reported
We have not been able to confirm the surface, distance or shape of Hartman Park yet from its own listing, the park's website or runner reviews — so those cells stay blank rather than guess. What is below comes straight from the listing and from reviewers' own words. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Wooded park featuring a variety of hiking and mountain biking trails, plus scenic views and a fairy garden.
What runners say about Hartman Park
“There's so many options for difficulty of trails and there's multiple beautiful spots to stop and hang out.”
“Trails were clearly marked, easy to follow and full of hidden fairy treasures!”
I love this place! There's so many options for difficulty of trails and there's multiple beautiful spots to stop and hang out. Especially the little fairy garden that my daughter and I have loved to visit for years.
8.6.23 Beautiful, well marked loop, but unfortunately, today it was very buggy. Tis the season. So be prepared. There is a porta potty as you start the hike heading left from the parking area. There's parking off the main road, but also more parking in 2 other areas a little in, away from the main road.
Great week marked trails with interesting landmarks. I enjoyed the reasoning for leaving the land, "land was too hard for farming". Indeed it was.
Easter 2023, 12:10pm. Nice easy to moderate trails. There was a group of people that had their dogs off leash in the picnic area along the purple trail going into one of the parking lot. I'm okay with dogs being off-leash. But when there's other dogs, you leash yours or call them back.
Trail conditions & character
“There was a group of people that had their dogs off leash in the picnic area along the purple trail going into one of the parking lot.”
“There was a group of people that had their dogs off leash in the picnic area along the purple trail going into one of the parking lot.”
“There's so many options for difficulty of trails and there's multiple beautiful spots to stop and hang out.”
“23 Beautiful, well marked loop, but unfortunately, today it was very buggy.”
Plan your run at Hartman Park
The practical stuff
- AccessHours vary — hours are not posted for this trail, so check before an early or late run
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadparking — reported by runners
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
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