| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Sugarloaf (Glencliff), Hogsback, Jeffers Mountain, Blueberry Mountain, Owlshead (Glencliff), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Sugarloaf Trail, bushwhack, Blueberry Mountain Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, October 19, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
The start of the unofficial Sugarloaf Trail (a private drive/beginning of a logging road that the trail partially follows) at its junction with Page Road is posted--we bushwhacked around the private lot and back to the logging road. There was parking at the junction of Page Rd & Blueberry Mtn Road (the latter is washed out at the junction). On the other side, Long Pond Road is open as far as Long Pond. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
The unofficial Sugarloaf Trail is in great shape, with yellow blazes, flagging, and a rope and ladder at the cliff. The junction of the trail at the logging road is easy to walk by. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
Lots of what I call "tick flies" out today--weird, compact little flies that do not bite but like to cling to skin and hair and feel like ticks. It's an autumn phenomenon. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Anyone lose a Mylar balloon? |
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 | Comments: |
Random Group of Hikers, party of 8. We parked at Page Rd, bushwhacked around a small posted private lot, thence to a logging road (first part of the Sugarloaf Trail) and onto the footpath that leads to the summit ledges of Sugarloaf. From there we bushed over Hogback & Jeffers, visiting many ledges, & down to Blueberry summit. The bushwhack was fairly mild, semi-open woods & game/ herd path traces in places, with some blowdowns to deal with. We descended Blueberry Mtn Trail south/east & bushwhacked the rest of the way down the ridge (occasional ledges & scrub) to Owlshead cliff. We returned to Blueberry Mtn Trail via a rocky drainage then a rough, overgrown skid trail (difficult going) and a somewhat overgrown logging road. |
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 | Name: |
Barefoot Paul |
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 | E-Mail: |
paulwgagnon@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-10-19 |
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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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