| 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, May 16, 2015 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Small parking area - could fit at least a dozen cars. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Three or four crossings, insignificant. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
About a mile in to the Daniel Doan trail the blowdowns start showing up. Clark Pond Loop has many large blowdowns. One large blowdown by the AT junction where you take a left, which we missed and had to backtrack. Lots of erosion upper Daniel Doan and the walk arounds are on unstable ground (rotting vegetation under the earth). The rest of the AT could use some picking up but otherwise fine. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
none |
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 | Bugs: |
Not a lot of bugs considering it's May and it wasn't windy. Didn't wear repellent. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
one shoe. |
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 | Comments: |
Nice hike and a new adventure. Daniel Doan trail starts out on an old road and never gets really steep. Slippery rock was quite manageable. Still it felt good to get on the drier, cared for AT! |
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 | Name: |
Peppersass |
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 | E-Mail: |
dolreb@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-05-17 |
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 | Link: |
 https://summithikinginnewengland.blogspot.com/2015/05/smarts-mountain-may-16-2015.html |
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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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