 After this junction, NY 12E crosses over the Chaumont River and leaves the village limits at a junction with CR 8 (Johnny Cake Road).Through the surrounding town of Lyme, NY 12E reverts to a two-lane rural highway as it proceeds west into the hamlet of Herrick Grove, located from Chaumont.Here, the highway heads along a short commercial strip and intersects with the southern terminus of CR 5 (Depot and Church streets) off the shore of Chaumont Bay.