| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Sugar Mountain (Berlin), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Park road, snowmobile trail, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, December 19, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked in large plowed lot at Moose Brook State Park Headquarters. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Comments: |
Cold, early morning start with below zero temps, and eventually a bright sun with cobalt blue sky.
From vehicle, we crossed bridge and followed Berry Farm Road up to NE corner of the park where it met snomo corridor 19. Park road is wide, unplowed and appeared to be used only by snowshoers and x-country skiers; it took us through snow laden conifers and wide open hardwoods with stunning views to Madison and Adams.
Snomo corridor 19 was neither groomed nor snomoed. From here to the summit of Sugar there were nearly constant views of mountains from Wildcat to Goose Eye.
We followed corridor 19 until our predetermined bw starting point at 1900' where we noticed a not-too-overgrown logging road(not visible on satellite view) that seemed to parallel the ridge leading to Sugar. We followed this until it became choked with short leafy beech where we turned uphill to the ridge. Followed ridge to recognized summit.
breaking effort - 1-4" on a supportive base
grades - always easy
vegetation - rather open, young hardwoods on ridge with 2 islands of thicker mature spruce that can be easily bypassed |
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 | Name: |
campsite |
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 | E-Mail: |
campsite50atgmaildotcom |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-12-20 |
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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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