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PARKS
White Mountain National Forest -
Smarts Brook:
Tri Town Route

Trail at a Glance

Distance

• Smarts Brook Road to Tri Town Trail: 0.3 mi
• Tri Town to Smarts Brook Road: 1.1 mi
• Yellow Jacket Trail to Waterville Road: 1.8 mi
• Waterville Road to Rte. 49 (short route): 2.1 mi
• Long route: 4.3 mi

Difficulty: Advanced

Park at the Smarts Brook Trail Parking Area on Rte. 49, approximately 5.2 miles from Exit 28 on I-93. Follow the gated Forest Service road, climbing gradually to the Tri Town Trail which intersects right. (The Smarts Brook trail continues along the main logging road and intersects the upper end of the Tri Town Trail at 1.4 miles.) Follow the Tri Town Trail to its intersection with the Smarts Brook Road. (Note: at 0.5 miles the road portion of the Tri Town Trail stops at a clearing. Continue straight; do not turn at the clearing.) Turn right onto the Smarts Brook Road and travel 350 feet to the intersection with the Yellow Jacket Trail. Turn left and cross Smarts Brook on a foot bridge. Bear left. Follow the single track to the intersection with the Old Waterville Road. To return to the parking area, turn left and descend to Rte. 49, then left to the parking lot. To ride the length of the Old Waterville Road, turn right, climbing to a high point and descending to Rte. 49.

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