| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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None, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Smarts Brook Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, December 21, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
One of the few lots I could get into today. I tried Drakes Brook/Sandwich Mtn Trailhead and got up to a spot but felt like someone would crash into my parked car so I went for Smarts Brook instead. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
no issues - all crossings minor but step carefully |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
monstrous blowdown requiring crawling (almost on belly but not quite) about 2/3 of way up |
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 | Comments: |
I guess I hadn't been up this trail in a long time as I had forgotten different parts of it. I barebooted well past the Wilderness Boundary and never felt like I was going to slip. There were a few inches of fresh snow. Around 2600', above the last significant brook crossing where the trail steepens, the snow got deeper. At that point I put on the tiny snowshoes and kept them on to the ridge. Met the person in front of me who got almost to the ridge before returning. Thankfully he broke out the trail much of the way with snowshoes. At the ridge/junction with Sandwich Mountain Trail, I kinda reached my turnaround time... I would have gone to Jennings Peak if it had been broken out; I took a quick look at the ridge with untouched snow and random blowdowns, realized I couldn't easily identify the trail, and I decided I was good. Down was much faster. Beautiful woods!!! Lots of open water spots with mud here and there. |
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 | Name: |
Becca Munroe |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-12-21 |
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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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