Percy Peaks and Sugarloaf
- Leaders
- Bjorn Poonen (Leader)
- WIMP
- Joe Palin
- Program
- 3-season hiking
- Type
- Hiking
- Trip date
- Sunday, July 14th, 2024
- Difficulty rating
- Advanced
- Prerequisites
- Hiking boots or trail runners. Physical condition for this distance and elevation gain.
Join a day hike Sunday to North and South Percy Peaks and to Sugarloaf Mtn. in Stratford, NH! All three are known for their views (52-with-a-view list). The summit of North Percy Peak is bare rock with a little scrub, and it has a spectacular 360-degree view of the surroundings! The trail leading up it is on the Terrifying 25 list because part of it ascends a steep rock slab. Sugarloaf's summit is said to have a cast iron stove that changes location with each visit!
The trip consists of two hikes with a short drive in between: Percy Peaks: 5.0 mi, 2550 ft. gain, https://caltopo.com/m/1GNBUSG. Sugarloaf: 4.2 mi, 2200 ft. gain, https://caltopo.com/m/MKJ5FG5. Total: 9.2 mi, 4750 ft. gain. (The trip is labeled "Advanced" mainly because of the elevation gain.)
We'll leave Cambridge early so that we can hike at a comfortable pace, and we'll stop for a quick breakfast along the way.
Participants will share car costs. If you can drive your own car or are willing to drive a rental car, please edit the lottery preferences on your MITOC profile to show this.
Signup
- Algorithm
- first-come, first-serve
- Maximum participants
- 5
- Signups opened at
- July 9, 2024, 10:16 p.m.
- Signups closed at
- July 13, 2024, noon
- Notes
- Which of Saturday July 13 and Sunday July 14 are possible for you? 2. Do you have hiking boots or trail runners? 3. If you have enjoyed a hike recently, describe it (length and elevation gain, if you remember them).