Located in Casco, Mayberry Hill Preserve a 160 acre property composed of of mixed woodlands, meadows, and streams. A one-mile trail meanders through the preserve and can be enjoyed by visitors and local residents for hiking and educational opportunities.
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Trails are primarily dirt with rocks and roots, the field trail has a partially packed-gravel surface and is 3 feet wide at its widest point. The trails are great for kids! All hiking trails are marked with metal trail markers, wooden directional signs, and are maintained by LELT staff and a dedicated group of local stewardship volunteers. 
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Other information:
- There is an off-street parking area suitable for approximately 8 cars. The parking area is plowed for winter use and both trailheads have information kiosks with maps and use guidelines.
- There are no 'you are here' signs so please take a photo of the map at the kiosk before you head on your hike.
- Dogs are welcome. They must be on a leash or under strict voice command. Please pick up and carryout all dog waste.
- There are no restrooms or trash cans on the property.
- In the summer and fall, a StoryWalk is set up in collaboration with Casco Public Library
- Hunting is allowed on the property, please wear blaze orange in-season. Extra orange vests are provided at the kiosk during peak hunting season in the fall.

Access to this land and trail network is free. If you would like to support the stewardship of Mayberry Hill Preserve, please consider a donation to Loon Echo Land Trust.
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In 1990, John and Nancy Gillis donated this land, making it Loon Echo’s first preserve. The preserve has been dedicated to remain as undeveloped open space to be used for scientific and educational uses. Most of the preserve property is former agricultural land. The land was left to naturally revert to woodland throughout the last century. Rock walls are prominent throughout the property as well as portions of granite outcrops that were cut and used for building foundations.

In 2023, LELT conducted a timber harvest on the property to address white pine's affected with needlecast disease and constructed a parking area.

In 2025, LELT will be improving the field loop trail at Mayberry Hill Preserve to universal access standards. When completed, the trail will be similar to those LELT has constructed at Pondicherry Park and Peabody-Fitch Woods in Bridgton: six feet wide with a packed gravel surface, and a little over a half-mile long. Learn more and donate here.