Also on this trip
Trails Used
Sugarloaf Trail, Trestle Trail to access Sugarloaf Trail, walk up closed Zealand Road
Trail Conditions
Wet TrailWet/Slippery RockMud - Minor/Avoidable
Notes
Bareboot whole hike on wet trails with a few muddy spots. Slushy ice on final approaches to Middle Sugarloaf. Avoidable, soft, and quickly melting. Ladder clear of ice, just wet. North Sugarloaf had no ice on trail. My spikes took a free ride today. Ferns have started growing.
Parking
Zealand Road closed. Park across route 302 to the east at Winter Parking lot (free). Walk about a mile up road to trailhead.
Water Crossings
No issues. Easily passable streams.
Wildlife
Saw 3 or 4 flying bug things. They must be scouts.