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Smarts Brook Swimming Hole
Thornton, New Hampshire
A clear brook pool about a mile up the Smarts Brook Trail from NH 49 in Thornton.
At a glance
Overview
Smarts Brook Swimming Hole is a clear brook pool fed by a small cascade and table rocks about a mile up the Smarts Brook Trail from the WMNF trailhead on NH 49 in Thornton. The approach walks a wide gravel old-road grade, then turns up the brook to the pool. It is a known but not-crowded summer local swim stop; the rope swing comes and goes and the ledges are slick when wet. WMNF parking pass required at the trailhead lot.
- Also known as
- Smarts Brook Pool, Smarts Brook Falls swimming hole
- County
- Grafton County
- Region
- White Mountains Gateway
- Water type
- Brook
- Swim feature type
- River pool
Know before you go
Public
Conditions
Conditions snapshot
Check posted signs and official updates before entering.
Getting there
From I-93 Exit 28, take NH 49 east about 5 miles to the Smarts Brook Trailhead lot on the right. Walk the Smarts Brook Trail about 1 mile: a short forest section, then a wide gravel grade, then up the brook to the pool below the cascade.
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