1HappyHiker
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If you are of a bushwhacking frame of mind, then you can see from a map that there are several possible ways to reach Sugarloaf Mountain and The Hogsback by launching an off-trail route from the Blueberry Mountain Trail, and still stay within the public land of the White Mountain National Forest.
Before I left my house, I did one final check of the USFS website to confirm that their notice of 28-Mar-2012 was still in effect. This notice reads as follows: "The Blueberry Mountain Trail, including its trailheads located off Lime-Kiln and Long Pond roads in the town of Benton, is open at this time. However, timber harvest activity will commence later in the year. The dates are unknown at this time so please check this page for trail condition updates."
Despite the above notice (which was still in-effect as of the time of my hike), the "Trail "Closed" sign remains at the trailhead. It's probably more efficient to leave the sign in place, not knowing when logging will resume again.
This trek was packed with views which I found very pleasing. It was an easy off-trail adventure which took about 5 hours round-trip at a very leisurely pace.
My BLOG has some photos.
Before I left my house, I did one final check of the USFS website to confirm that their notice of 28-Mar-2012 was still in effect. This notice reads as follows: "The Blueberry Mountain Trail, including its trailheads located off Lime-Kiln and Long Pond roads in the town of Benton, is open at this time. However, timber harvest activity will commence later in the year. The dates are unknown at this time so please check this page for trail condition updates."
Despite the above notice (which was still in-effect as of the time of my hike), the "Trail "Closed" sign remains at the trailhead. It's probably more efficient to leave the sign in place, not knowing when logging will resume again.
This trek was packed with views which I found very pleasing. It was an easy off-trail adventure which took about 5 hours round-trip at a very leisurely pace.
My BLOG has some photos.
