AT from Quintown Rd to Smart's summit (almost)

[Hillwalker]

Seven of us, two Sawyers and five brush swampers started clearing blowdowns from the "J" trail. This trail is part of the AT which runs from Quintown Road to the Summit of Smart's Mtn.

We worked for six hours and only got to within a mile and a half from the summit. Deep snow and time constraints turned us around before hitting the summit. Around thirty blowdowns of all sizes removed. Except for me, all of the work crew were students from Dartmouth College and the Dartmouth Outing Club.

Incidentally, the DOC monitors this web site for AT trail reports listing blowdowns and other maintenance issues. So please don't hesitate to describe what you are encountering out there on the trail. I have a sense that other "agencies" look in here also. Good trail reporting is a volunteer activity too

PS It's kinda fun to work with people who are several years younger than my 26 year old Limmers.

All the best, TomW

 

[Early Bird]

Thanks for the trail maintenance work you do and for letting us know about it.

 

[mhrsebago]

It's hard to believe you survived, much less enjoyed, a day in the woods with a bunch from Dartmouth! (Class of '74)

 

[Danielle]

Hillwalker,

You must be the same Hillwalker who nicely answered my questions on Whiteblaze re. South Jacob's Brook. Thanks And of course, thanks for your help with the trail maintenance too! Much appreciated.

Snowman and I decided, based on your report of snow still up high and due to the weather report, that we would save the section from Dartmouth Skiway to NH25A for later inthe year when no snowshoes were needed. But we did enjoy a nice day hike yesterday on the AT from VT 14, West Hartford to the CT River. Another nice section of the AT maintained by DOC. The flowers were starting to come out in the woods, and we enjoyed lunch at the nice Happy Hill shelter. The weather was better than anticipated and it was "cloudy bright" all day.

Anyway, thanks again! And maybe we'll see you on the trails at some point
-Danielle (Sparkplug)