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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Smarts Mountain, NH
Trails
Trails: Lambert Ridge Trail, Ranger Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, August 2, 2020
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: The lot holds maybe 10-11 cars? We arrived around 11:00 and were cars 9 and 10. On departing we were the last 2 out. Parking is forbidden on Dartmouth Road. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Leaves - Significant/Slippery 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Nothing of note. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Overall easy to follow. No issues we can recall. The occasional blow-down; welcome to the Whites! 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: The few we saw were well-behaved. 
Bugs
Bugs: You know those little bugs that aim for your eyes? There were lots of those! 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: The AT and Ranger Trails both connect with the parking lot. The AT is at the head of the lot, directly at the road. We did the route clockwise from the parking lot on Dartmouth Road. Descending via the Ranger Trail was tricky due to all the exposed rock on the trail and the wet conditions, probably at least for the first mile of the descent. Had we known that we would have taken the AT round trip.

Heading north toward Smarts there were some beautiful views from the various ridges on the AT. No views on Ranger Trail. None.

Nice cabin on the summit.

The interesting feature on Ranger was the garage in the middle of nowhere.  
Name
Name: willadollie 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2020-08-04 
Link
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