| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
South Sugarloaf, Middle Sugarloaf, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Snowmobile trails, bushwhack, Sugarloaf Trail, Baby Twing Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, May 27, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
I parked at the gate at the Carroll Recreation Area where the snowmobile trail begins |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Snowmobile trails have nice bridges |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Snowmobile Trails are in excellent condition, Sugarloaf Trail all clear and busy |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
why not but the climb to the summit cones during my whacks were very steep |
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 | Bugs: |
Not so bad, enough of a breeze to keep the black flies at bay |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
I made a big loop and had a wonderful day! I took the Tuttle Brook Snowmobile trail from Carroll Recreation Area and then when the trail turns hard to head toward Zealand between Middle & South I whacked up the ridge through some open woods, but some tight young Spruce that are as tall as me I pushed through at times. I found a way up to the summit cone between steep ledge the more south around the cone the access improves. I went up and down about the same way. What a wonderful ledgy summit with super views over Bretton Woods' peaks Mt. Oscar to Stickney and above them Mount Washington and his pals. Mount Hale towers above and maybe I'll come back and whack up that haha, Peak above the Nubble's top can be seen too. I then went dead north and over the little bump to Middle, I had to circle the cone and come up more from the NW to get on top. I took the trail over to North Sugarloaf. I decided to whack back and to my delight I found the abandoned Baby Twing (what a name but that is what on my old map) that is now a decent herd path connecting to the snowmobile trail again, a very good way to get back to my car. The register proves that this is a seldom visited peak but someone visited day before and whacked from Middle and no one had been there since last fall. This was a 1HappyHiker inspired adventure. |
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 | Name: |
Nordic Gal |
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 | E-Mail: |
amybike@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-05-28 |
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 | Link: |
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Disclaimer: Reports are not verified - conditions may vary. Use at own risk. Always be prepared when hiking. Observe all signs. Trail conditions reports are not substitutes for weather reports or common sense. |
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