We left camp this morning, and headed along the ridges for 4 miles up to Smarts Mountain (elevation 3,200 feet). The views were beautiful from the summit, which included a fire tower and the Smarts Mountain Cabin Shelter (Mile Marker 418.8), which used to be the fire warden's cabin. I decided to take a break there for lunch and called my wife while I had a cell signal.
The hike down the mountain was quite a bit steeper than the climb up had been. We walked across Lambert Ridge and down to the Smarts Mountain/Dorchester Road Trailhead, where we crossed Grant Brook. After a couple of miles, we passed Trapper John Shelter (Mile Marker 425.5), which was named after the character from the TV show M*A*S*H*. Then, the Trail climbed steeply to the top of Holts Ledge (elevation 2,110 feet) and then dropped just as steeply down the other side. We crossed Hughes Brook, where we decided to collect water and camp near Goose Pond Road (Mile Marker 428.2). We totaled about 13 miles for the day.
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