| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Sugarloaf Mountain, Hogsback, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Logging road, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, May 19, 2012 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Not much room for parking. A sign says "Trail Closed", but no logging is going on at the moment. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
N/A |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
no trail was followed |
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 | Comments: |
Sugarloaf, Hogsback in Benton NH
Inspired by 1Happyhiker's Blog, Scott and I started on Blueberry ledge Trail, but left very quickly to take an active logging road that coincided with our bearing. We left the logging road to start our climb up to the col between Sugarloaf and Hogsback. The terrain up on the ridge was great. We went up Sugarloaf first. There are ledges all over. It pays to spend some time checking them out for fine views in various directions. Then we headed for Hogsback. The east side of Hogsback is birch glades. We stayed in those and poked out at highest points along the ridge for some very fine views in all directions. We dropped back into birch glades headed towards the col between Jeffers and Hogsback. At the col we headed westward and downhill. We shortly ended up in the middle of the logging operations (being Saturday no one was working also there was no machinery in evidence so they are not currently logging). The clearcut provided a view up to cliffs of Hogsback. |
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 | Name: |
Jazzbo |
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 | E-Mail: |
rdcaron@rcn.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2012-05-20 |
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 | Link: |
 https://jazzbeaux.smugmug.com/Hiking/Sugarloaf-Hogback-05192012/23083346_QkcWx7#!i=1857950810&k=N6nqvBf |
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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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