| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Sandwich Dome, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Smarts Brook Trail, Sandwich Mountain Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, May 11, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
plenty of parking at Smarts Brook trail head |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Leaves - Significant/Slippery, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Rock hoppable but high, beautiful flowing waterfalls |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
few blowdowns ,passable , Thanks to a nice hiker from Orford area ,he sawed a few trees and we helped remove branches ,small trees and brush esp on the last 1/2 mile of Sandwich Dome trail |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
we saw friendly Andy |
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 | Bugs: |
saw a few --waterbugs |
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 | Comments: |
Smarts brook trail is one of my favorite! We saw no one on the trail. Beautiful waterfalls all the way up, At 2800 feet we encountered a short stretch of snow, not an issue and easily bare booted. The entire trail we hiked in bare boots. At the junction of Sandwich Mountain trail the monorail became deep, soft and unstable with thigh high postholing, this section which was .6 miles to the summit could be done with spikes or bare boot , we opted to put snowshoes on as it was much easier then postholing and we packed down the trail, I switched to spikes for the descent and found a narrow stable line of monorail. Beautiful spring day , we saw a ton of Moose poop and some scat, I am sure I heard a moose! Thanks JS for another awesome adventure!!! |
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 | Name: |
buffalo girl |
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 | E-Mail: |
denisecarignan@twc.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-05-12 |
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 | Link: |
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Disclaimer: Reports are not verified - conditions may vary. Use at own risk. Always be prepared when hiking. Observe all signs. Trail conditions reports are not substitutes for weather reports or common sense. |
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