| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Smarts Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Daniel Doan Trail, J Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, August 26, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Only car at the Daniel Doan trailhead when we started and finished |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No issues at the one crossing |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trail reroutes are well marked |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
My two had a great time - loads of spa time in the mud and water. Plenty of water -didn’t need to bring extra. |
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 | Bugs: |
At the beginning and the end of the day mosquitoes, noseeums, and black flies were very present…no surprise with so much water and then some warmer days..majority of the trip was fine. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
N/A |
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 | Comments: |
Wanted to get some trail tracing in, however the higher summits forecast looked pretty sketchy…so we headed for something a bit lower and and less exposed to the elements. This worked out well and we looped around at the end back to the car. Trail description in the book is accurate -mud and wet in the lower sections. I suspect there was actual extra mud and wet given the year of weather we have had. The AT/J Trail was a bit of a mud fest in spots. At the end (NOBO)of the AT/J Trail someone has been doing some impressive stonework to remedy the mud. Pretty quite overall -only six other folks and they were either at the top or heading up the AT/J Trail as we were headed down. |
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 | Name: |
BloodrootVT |
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 | E-Mail: |
Bloodrootdesignsvt@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-08-26 |
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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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