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Sugarloaf Trail

Sugarloaf Trail is a 1.1-mile mountain hiking route rated SAC T3 — short but steep, with exposed scrambles near the summit. The payoff is a panoramic view from a compact rocky dome; most hikers finish the round-trip in under two hours.

§ Overview

Sugarloaf Trail runs 1.1 miles (1.7 km) with about 745 feet of elevation gain — a moderate hike, with a sustained climb, about 55 minutes on the trail.

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Length
1.1 mi
Elevation gain
745 ft
Difficulty
Moderate
Book time
54 min
§ Before you go
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Elevation profile
Max 1,437 ftMin 692 ftNet gain 745 ft
1,437 ft692 ft0 mi0.3 mi0.5 mi0.8 mi1.1 mi
§ Nearby parking

15 parking areas

Closest parking lots within range, ranked by walking distance. Accessibility flags come from Google verified-data; surface and capacity from OpenStreetMap. Confirm hours and seasonal closures before you go.

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§ Closest essentials

Nearest, each within 25 miles

Coffee
Life Church Cafe
12.3 mi away
Restaurant
Turtle Island Cafe
4.3 mi away
General store
Elizabethtown Thrift Shop
12.8 mi away
Shelter
Poke-O-Moonshine Summit Lean-To
2.5 mi away
§ Nearby Points of Interest
Peaks (12)
Lakes & ponds (12)
Trails (24)
Lean-tos (8)
  • Poke-O-Moonshine Summit Lean-To2.5 mi
  • Unnamed lean-to2.5 mi
  • The Basin Harbor Lean-to12.4 mi
  • Lost Pond/Biesemeyer Lean-To14.0 mi
  • Beisemeyer Lean-to14.1 mi
  • Gulf Brook Lean-to14.5 mi
  • Gulf Brook Lean-To14.6 mi
  • Unnamed lean-to14.7 mi
Primitive campsites (24)
  • Poke-O-Moonshine Campground2.2 mi
  • Unnamed campsite9.6 mi
  • Schuyler #39.6 mi
  • Campsite 19.7 mi
  • Unnamed campsite9.7 mi
  • Campsite 29.8 mi
  • Unnamed campsite9.8 mi
  • Ausable Chasm Campground10.6 mi
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