Smarts Mountain - Ranger Trail, Lambert Ridge Trail - 8-3-2024

Hiking Trail Conditions Report
	Peaks	Smarts Mountain, NH

	Trails:	Ranger Trail, Lambert Ridge Trail

	Date of Hike:	Saturday, August 3, 2024

	Parking/Access Road Notes:	Room for perhaps 6-8 cars at Lambert Ridge Trailhead Parking lot - this time nobody blocked me in - yipppeeeee. I was thinking I might regret backing in because you don't have as much turning radius as pulling straight in but it worked out fine

	Surface Conditions:	Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Significant

	Recommended Equipment:

	Water Crossing Notes:	crossing on Ranger Trail near garage was minor

	Trail Maintenance Notes:	couple large blowdowns - i forget specifically where

	Dog-Related Notes:	why not? Except super-slippery.

	Bugs:	absolutely awful. The kind of bugs that go around your eyes and ears continuously... super-vicious.... I was just about to enjoy a vista when one flew into my eye and got stuck...

	Lost and Found:


	Comments:	Welllll I hadn't been up in maybe 10 years so it was time to revisit. Everything was pretty wet from the rain. I guess I really enjoyed Ranger Trail because I just imagined the jeep going up to the firetower. I went up the stairs to firetower but did not enter cab because the door was super-heavy. I could push it but I needed more effort than I was feeling. Really good views from firetower. Descent via Lambert was super tough for me - many slippery rocks and lots of ups and downs I had forgotten. I actually fell on the slippery rocks a couple times. Nice views from the outlooks on the Lambert Trail.

	Name:	Becca Munroe

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	Date Submitted:	2024-08-03

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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.