| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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None, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Pine Flats Trail, Old Waterville Road, unnamed trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, May 25, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of room at the Smarts Brook trailhead. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
One on Old Waterville Road near the north end. Rocks and a log that spanned part of the stream helped. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trail is in good condition. No signs for any trail intersections north of Yellow Jacket Trail, and no sign where it re-enters the woods after running briefly along the shoulder of Route 49 (though it's obvious where it goes). |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
No issues. |
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 | Bugs: |
Not out just yet. |
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 | Comments: |
Followed Old Waterville Road from south to north. The road walk section wasn't ideal, but the rest of it was nice - very smooth footing, and flat to gentle grades. Saw a few cyclists but no other hikers. Took me just under an hour to reach the north trailhead.
On the way back, I wanted to mix it up, so I took a trail shown on Alltrails that runs between Old Waterville Road and Route 49. This was much more of a footpath - narrower, rougher (though still not too rough), and more twisty than the old road. This brought me back to Old Waterville Road just south of Pine Flats Trail - there are actually two short paths that lead from Old Waterville Road to the junction of Pine Flats Trail and Yellow Jacket Trail. I then took Pine Flats Trail back - Smarts Brook was running well. |
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 | Name: |
GN |
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 | E-Mail: |
ghnaigles@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-05-26 |
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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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