| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Smarts Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Ranger Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, January 23, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot nicely plowed though a bit smaller than the summer! |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Large crossing by the cabin is frozen. Some of the smaller streams are still open but easily hopped over. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Distances from parking lot, heading up Ranger Trail:
1. 0.6mi - two dead beech, 8" diameter, waist height
2. 0.75mi - 8" diameter dead leaner likely to fall on trail soon
3. 1.1mi - 12" pine a few inches off ground. Two more leaners just beyond it.
4. 1.5mi - 6" dead hemlock, shin height
5. 2.1mi (just past cabin) - 8" deadfall few inches off ground
6. 2.5mi - 6" dead birch crossing at chest height creating detour
7. 3mi (just before junction) - 8" birch few inches off ground
8. 3.1mi (just past junction) - another birch shin height
9. 3.3mi - 6" deadfall shin height |
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 | Comments: |
Trail in great shape. Lots of folks out without snowshoes but I found them necessary in a few places and comfortable the whole way. |
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 | Name: |
Garret |
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 | E-Mail: |
lane.genetic_1s@icloud.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-01-23 |
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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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