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On our continuing quest to stand on every site where a fire tower stands, once stood or was proposed brought us to Sugarloaf Mountain in Groveton, NH. #62 of the 92 towers for us. This mountain is also on the 52WAV list. This was the second to last hike we did up north last week. One more TR to write.
For this hike we had to drive down Nash Stream Road for 8.3 miles, it a dirt forest road. If you have been following our week up north, you might remember we had a low tire issue that we did got patched. Well the Nash Stream Road decided to remove that patch, so by the time we got to the trailhead, not only did the light come on, the tire was flat. We figured it was best to put the spare on before taking off for the hike, as popup thunderstorms were possible.
With the spare tire on, we headed down the road, crossed the bridge, took the left and walked by the cabin on the right. We crossed the footbridge and followed the snowmobile trail up to the trail junction. At the junction the trail heads off to the right. It starts to go up and really doesn’t stop going up the whole way. Flat spots are very far and few between. We came to an intersection that was unmarked, but knowing the trail was mostly an UP, that the way we went (straight).
The trail conditions varied from being dry, to being wet and muddy and at one time water was running down the trail. At 1.7 miles, we came to the remains of the Fire Wardens Cabin. It is sort of piled on top of itself, but the are other pieces lying about. Funny they burnt the cabin on the summit, but left this here in shambles.
The summit is still another 0.4 miles further up and it doesn’t look as though it gets as much use as the trail to the Cabin does. It was a little overgrown, but passable. As we got to the summit, we saw the sign, so we knew it was the right Sugarloaf, there are a lot in NH! LOL
We had limited views when we got there, but we had something else we didn’t get a lot of in the Great North Woods…cell service. It was funny, because both our phones sounded that we had texts and voicemails waiting. Of course we took the time answer them and maybe we shouldn’t have, because the clouds rolled in and took almost all of our views away.
With the threat of thunderstorms in the forecast and the look of the clouds rolling in, we decided to head back down. The week was starting to wear on us.
The video of the day is posted for anyone interested in the hike.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhp5bCxFVK0&list=UUvonD5mWIH03yQY3eosLwcQ
For this hike we had to drive down Nash Stream Road for 8.3 miles, it a dirt forest road. If you have been following our week up north, you might remember we had a low tire issue that we did got patched. Well the Nash Stream Road decided to remove that patch, so by the time we got to the trailhead, not only did the light come on, the tire was flat. We figured it was best to put the spare on before taking off for the hike, as popup thunderstorms were possible.
With the spare tire on, we headed down the road, crossed the bridge, took the left and walked by the cabin on the right. We crossed the footbridge and followed the snowmobile trail up to the trail junction. At the junction the trail heads off to the right. It starts to go up and really doesn’t stop going up the whole way. Flat spots are very far and few between. We came to an intersection that was unmarked, but knowing the trail was mostly an UP, that the way we went (straight).
The trail conditions varied from being dry, to being wet and muddy and at one time water was running down the trail. At 1.7 miles, we came to the remains of the Fire Wardens Cabin. It is sort of piled on top of itself, but the are other pieces lying about. Funny they burnt the cabin on the summit, but left this here in shambles.
The summit is still another 0.4 miles further up and it doesn’t look as though it gets as much use as the trail to the Cabin does. It was a little overgrown, but passable. As we got to the summit, we saw the sign, so we knew it was the right Sugarloaf, there are a lot in NH! LOL
We had limited views when we got there, but we had something else we didn’t get a lot of in the Great North Woods…cell service. It was funny, because both our phones sounded that we had texts and voicemails waiting. Of course we took the time answer them and maybe we shouldn’t have, because the clouds rolled in and took almost all of our views away.
With the threat of thunderstorms in the forecast and the look of the clouds rolling in, we decided to head back down. The week was starting to wear on us.
The video of the day is posted for anyone interested in the hike.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhp5bCxFVK0&list=UUvonD5mWIH03yQY3eosLwcQ
