Rocky Box LbNA #35583
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Sep 1, 2007 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Hanover |
| County: | Grafton |
| State: | New Hampshire |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | PuppyPaw  |
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| Found by: | Honig603 |
| Last found: | Jul 2, 2015 |
| Status: | FFF |
| Last edited: | Sep 1, 2007 |
Difficulty: Medium
Season: Best time to hike Smarts would be late July to mid October
Smarts Mountain, at 3,240 feet, offers the closest taste of boreal forest in the Upper Valley. Standing alone and often buffeted by high winds, Smarts has a feel about it similar to the higher White Mountain peaks further north. With its open quartzite ledges on Lambert Ridge and old fire tower on the summit, Smarts affords plenty of interesting views across the surrounding countryside.
How To Get There:
Take Route 10 north from Hanover into Lyme. Coming around the green in Lyme, bear right at the white church and follow signs for the Dartmouth Skiway. Pass through Lyme Center 1.8 miles from the green in Lyme, and continue winding around for 1.3 more miles to where the wide gravel Lyme-Dorchester Road forks to the left. Take this fork for 1.8 miles until, just before the iron bridge over Grant Brook, a small parking lot is reached on the left. Orange signs mark the trailheads. Park here.
Clues: Follow the white-blazed Lambert Ridge Trail. The trail ascends quite steeply right from the beginning, with several switchbacks helping to reduce the grade.You will be looking for the first Cairn, a pile of stones used for a marker (you will know what I'm talking about when you see it!)And if you're lucky, you might even see a through hiker (someone who has been hiking the trail all the way from Georgia.) Also whats great about Smarts is that everyone you meet is really friendly. If you meet someone, say hi. you might be surprised.
At 0.3 miles, the first major view is reached. Underfoot is a pinkish, grayish, white-banded rock known as quartzite. Comprised almost entirely of former beach sand, this quartzite dates from the time roughly 400 million years ago when this part of New England stood at the edge of a chain of volcanic islands. Quartzite, because of its unusual hardness, tends to remain as high ridges long after surrounding rock has worn away. The ridge that forms the eastern edge of the Connecticut River valley, from Moose to Moosilauke, is comprised in part of the same type of quartzite underfoot here.
Walk onto the rocks and stand by the base of the Cairn. Look at the view. There you will see the beautiful white mountains and you should be able to see a lake or two. Turn around to face a knarled, stubby pine tree. Climb down and right to the bottom tips of the tree's branches. Against the rocks and under the branches you will see a nook with some rocks.There you will find the Rocky box.
P.S. PLEASE CLOSE ALL ZIP-LOCK BAGS AND HIDE WELL AFTER USING. THANKS
But don't stop there!! This mountain is one of the most beautiful places and the hike is a wonderful way to spend the day. Pack a lunch, bring your dogs and soak up the scenery. There's even a fire tower with a BREATH-TAKING view at the top. Have fun!!!
Season: Best time to hike Smarts would be late July to mid October
Smarts Mountain, at 3,240 feet, offers the closest taste of boreal forest in the Upper Valley. Standing alone and often buffeted by high winds, Smarts has a feel about it similar to the higher White Mountain peaks further north. With its open quartzite ledges on Lambert Ridge and old fire tower on the summit, Smarts affords plenty of interesting views across the surrounding countryside.
How To Get There:
Take Route 10 north from Hanover into Lyme. Coming around the green in Lyme, bear right at the white church and follow signs for the Dartmouth Skiway. Pass through Lyme Center 1.8 miles from the green in Lyme, and continue winding around for 1.3 more miles to where the wide gravel Lyme-Dorchester Road forks to the left. Take this fork for 1.8 miles until, just before the iron bridge over Grant Brook, a small parking lot is reached on the left. Orange signs mark the trailheads. Park here.
Clues: Follow the white-blazed Lambert Ridge Trail. The trail ascends quite steeply right from the beginning, with several switchbacks helping to reduce the grade.You will be looking for the first Cairn, a pile of stones used for a marker (you will know what I'm talking about when you see it!)And if you're lucky, you might even see a through hiker (someone who has been hiking the trail all the way from Georgia.) Also whats great about Smarts is that everyone you meet is really friendly. If you meet someone, say hi. you might be surprised.
At 0.3 miles, the first major view is reached. Underfoot is a pinkish, grayish, white-banded rock known as quartzite. Comprised almost entirely of former beach sand, this quartzite dates from the time roughly 400 million years ago when this part of New England stood at the edge of a chain of volcanic islands. Quartzite, because of its unusual hardness, tends to remain as high ridges long after surrounding rock has worn away. The ridge that forms the eastern edge of the Connecticut River valley, from Moose to Moosilauke, is comprised in part of the same type of quartzite underfoot here.
Walk onto the rocks and stand by the base of the Cairn. Look at the view. There you will see the beautiful white mountains and you should be able to see a lake or two. Turn around to face a knarled, stubby pine tree. Climb down and right to the bottom tips of the tree's branches. Against the rocks and under the branches you will see a nook with some rocks.There you will find the Rocky box.
P.S. PLEASE CLOSE ALL ZIP-LOCK BAGS AND HIDE WELL AFTER USING. THANKS
But don't stop there!! This mountain is one of the most beautiful places and the hike is a wonderful way to spend the day. Pack a lunch, bring your dogs and soak up the scenery. There's even a fire tower with a BREATH-TAKING view at the top. Have fun!!!