New York · Hiking · Near South Burlington

Sugarloaf Trail

1.1 mi
round trip
930 ft
climb
1,468 ft
high point
Out and back
route
May–Oct
best months

Sugarloaf Trail is a moderate out-and-back hike in New York, about 3.7 miles from the town of Reber. The route is roughly 2.1 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 930 feet, and it reaches a high point of 1,468 feet. The climb is steepest around the 0.68-mile mark, where the grade reaches about 29 percent. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Willsboro show July highs around 80°F with lows near 61°F, while that station sits well below the trail, so temperatures on the summit run cooler. The hike takes about an hour. Rattlesnake Mountain Trail is 1.4 miles away, and the Poke-O Slab and Poke-O-Moonshine Main Face climbing areas are both within about 3 miles. The Lake Champlain Blueway Trail, a paddling route, is about 7.8 miles off.

Around this trail

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    Poke-O-Moonshine Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 2.6 mi from the trail
  • If it rainsStorylanding, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Shelburne Museum

    Museum

    On your way back · 12 mi

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  • Best time to go · May–Oct

    Best time to visit Sugarloaf Trail

    Best months: May–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      29° / 11°

    2. Feb

      31° / 12°

    3. Mar

      39° / 22°

    4. Apr

      54° / 34°

    5. May

      66° / 46°

    6. Jun

      76° / 56°

    7. Jul

      80° / 61°

    8. Aug

      79° / 59°

    9. Sep

      71° / 52°

    10. Oct

      58° / 41°

    11. Nov

      46° / 31°

    12. Dec

      35° / 21°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Willsboro 1 N, NY, 4.3 mi away at 180 ft. The station sits about 1,300 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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Route details

Distance
1.1 mi round trip
Climbing
About 930 ft
Summit
1,468 ft
Difficulty
Moderate
Time
About 1 hour

Questions about this route

How long is the Sugarloaf Trail on Sugarloaf Mountain?

About 1.1 mi round trip.

How much elevation gain is on the Sugarloaf Trail?

About 930 ft of climbing round trip.

How hard is the Sugarloaf Trail?

It is rated moderate.

How long does the Sugarloaf Trail take?

About 1 hour round trip.

Conditions and forecast on Sugarloaf Mountain

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.

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