Middle Sugarloaf
Middle Sugarloaf is located in New Hampshire, United States. It has an elevation of 763 meters above sea level. It is located at the following coordinates: (44.2517, -71.5176)Write a Hike Report
Middle Sugarloaf Mar 9, 2010
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Hiking Middle Sugarloaf in early March was harder work than I expected. I'd hiked it in late spring the previous year, and I knew it would be harder in the snow, but I didn't expect to find unpacked trail conditions.
It was clear, at the bottom, that several people had been hiking since the most recent snowstorm; we could see boot prints, spikes, and snowshoe tracks. But as we pushed higher and higher, those tracks disappeared; apparently the hikers had, one by one, given up on the mountain and turned back. By the time we got to the col between North Sugarloaf and Middle Sugarloaf, Nate and I were breaking trail.
It was hard work.
Near the summit there is a ladder built into the trail to help over the steepest part. When I hiked in early March, it was completely covered with snow. Here's a pic of the ladder two weeks later when I was back:
Ladder/Stairs on Middle Sugarloaf
But the hard work paid off at the summit; the fields of snow were (more...)
It was clear, at the bottom, that several people had been hiking since the most recent snowstorm; we could see boot prints, spikes, and snowshoe tracks. But as we pushed higher and higher, those tracks disappeared; apparently the hikers had, one by one, given up on the mountain and turned back. By the time we got to the col between North Sugarloaf and Middle Sugarloaf, Nate and I were breaking trail.
It was hard work.
Near the summit there is a ladder built into the trail to help over the steepest part. When I hiked in early March, it was completely covered with snow. Here's a pic of the ladder two weeks later when I was back:
Ladder/Stairs on Middle Sugarloaf
But the hard work paid off at the summit; the fields of snow were (more...)
