Daniel Doan Trail

To Smarts Mountain · New Hampshire

Daniel Doan Trail is a trail in southern and western New Hampshire, climbing about 1,900 ft from the Daniel Doan Trail junction to Smarts Mountain.

Map length

2.8 mi

Climb from the low end

1,901 ft

Book time up / down (from map miles)

2 h 20 min / 1 h 23 min

High point

3,227 ft

Above treeline

None

Steepest ¼ mile

1,912 ft/mi

Stream crossings

1

Low point

1,326 ft

Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer. The mapped trail stops just short of the summit of Smarts Mountain; these figures end there.

Daniel Doan Trail

Elevation profile Steep (25%+)
1,000'2,250'3,500'Smarts Mountain, mile 2.760 mi2.8 mi

Mile by mile (map miles)

From Daniel Doan Trail junction (the lower end) to Smarts Mountain.

  1. 0.0Daniel Doan Trail junction
  2. 0.2Junction with Cross Rivendell Trail
  3. 1.7Crosses Mousley Brook
  4. 2.7Smarts Mountain Ranger Cabin
  5. 2.7Junction with J Trail and Lambert Ridge Trail
  6. 2.8Smarts Mountain

Distances and book times (map miles)

  1. To Cross Rivendell Trail junction

    0.16 mi (total 0.16) · ↑53 ↓0 ft · 7 min / 5 min

  2. To Smarts Mountain

    2.60 mi (total 2.76) · ↑1,845 ↓3 ft · 2 h 13 min / 1 h 18 min

↑ walking from Daniel Doan Trail junction; ↓ the other way. Book time: 2 mph over the map miles plus 30 minutes per 1,000 ft of climbing.

Summit conditions

Smarts MountainmoderateOct 9, 8:20 PM
Today's conditions report

Connecting trails

Cross Rivendell TrailJ TrailLambert Ridge Trail

What to bring

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Trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP. Distances are measured from the map and can differ from signs and guidebooks. Conditions change: check before you go.