Date: 11/04/2019 – Distance: 3.3 mi – Elapsed Time: 1.25 hr – Ascent: 217 ft – Descent: 220 ft – Difficulty: Easy
I frequent this park often because it’s minutes from my house. Today I was just out for a walk, but I did manage to see an area I hadn’t been yet. I started at the Nature Center and hiked down the Sugarbush Trail until it intersects the park road. I took a left at the park road and went all the way to the closed gate. Then I decided to go off trail a little and hiked along the fence south until I reached the corner of the park. Deciding that this area was uninteresting, I hiked back to the road and hiked back toward the Sugarbush Trail. Before the Sugarbush Trail, I came to a day camping area, called Sugarbush Camp. Apparently you can reserve these campsites. I wanted to check them out. So I hiked along the trail and visited most of the sites. This trail is not on any maps that I’ve seen. There are about a dozen sites and they all seem to have picnic tables and fire rings. Some of them even have small shelters. The area is completely wooded and well away from the rest of the park. The other end of the trail I was on ended up at a reservable picnic area which I think is part of the Sugarbush Day Camp Area. It is also really nice with a restroom and shelter. I then hiked back to the same park road I was on and headed back toward the Sugarbush Trail. It was getting dark, so I continued along the road, back to the Nature Center.
Waypoints:
- Parking – Nature Center – N40° 04.232′ W82° 52.431′
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