| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Smarts Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Logging roads, bushwhack, Lambert Ridge Trail, Ranger Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, May 22, 2011 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked on Dorchester Road near Reservoir Pond; had a long 2 1/2 nile road walk back, but ran into a through-hiker who lives nearby, and had a nice chat for abut half the walk. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud - Significant, Standing/Running Water on Trail |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Water, water everywhere... but seldom more than boot-deep, annd all the streams I hit were easily hoppable. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
The usual spring mess on the AT and Ranger Trails. The Cummings Trail, once I found it, was in remarkably good shape! |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Not a very good idea, unless the dogs have a better idea of where to find the bottom of the trail than I did! |
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 | Bugs: |
Plenty, thanks. |
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 | Comments: |
I started up a recent skid trail from just north of Cummings Pond; on my Delorme GPSr map, that looked like the spot. Once I realized it wasn't, I followed it and a couple moose roads as high as I could (200' +/-), then NE over the ridge, olliking for Clough Brook and the actual trail. Ended up following the brook for quite a ways through thich cover, before stumbing onto the old trail. Up until about 500' from the summit, I thought it was just a continuation of the brook. I wouldn't recommend this approach, and plan to try from the top down next time, to see if I can do a better job of locating the old trail. |
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 | Name: |
Scubahhh |
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 | E-Mail: |
rick.reno@alum.dartmouth.org |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-05-23 |
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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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