Here's the clue to the new box I placed today. This one leads you to lovely
views of the Connecticut River Valley. When you get to the summit you can
wave south across the valley towards the two boxes placed by the Drew Clan
on the Holyoke Range!

Tom, I will Email you the scan of the stamp (which actually relates
thematically to the box location--a first for me, hehe).

Bonnie
Leverett, MA
P7F5

North Mount Sugarloaf Letterbox
South Deerfield, MA
Hidden October 11, 1999

Terrain: Easy, with some gentle climbs and muddy trails. Blazes on trails
are infrequent and often faded.
Clue Difficulty: Easy

Directions: From Route 116 just west of the Sunderland bridge, turn onto
River Road in Deerfield and drive 1.5 miles to Hillside Road. Turn left
onto Hillside and drive .3 miles to a gate and small parking area on the
left.

Walk through the gate and follow the trail, which climbs gradually uphill
into the woods. This trail is marked with only a few red blazes. Stay on
it until you come to a brook where there are quite a few downed hemlocks.
Stop for a moment and note some landmarks, as you will come back to this
spot on your way out of the woods. Look for a trail on your left marked by
a hemlock bearing a yellow blaze and a triangular blue trail marker. Bear
left, crossing the brook, and enter this trail, which is marked with yellow
blazes. Now hike uphill, staying on the yellow-blazed trail as it meanders
through the woods. Keep going until you reach an intersection with a
blue-blazed trail, which will be on your left.

Bear left onto the blue-blazed trail, This is a wide, well-used section of
trail that runs gently uphill. It will take you to the summit of North
Sugarloaf. Youll come to an old tree stump in a small clearing. There's a
footpath on the right, which leads, in just a few steps, to a large boulder
and the overlook. Facing southwest, take in the views of the beautiful
Connecticut River Valley. Now, look to your left for a narrow footpath.
Follow it a very short distance to two more boulders. Youll find the North
Mount Sugarloaf letterbox underneath the lower of these two boulders. If
there are other, non-letterboxing hikers nearby, please be discreet when
removing and replacing the letterbox.

To return to your car: Return to the blue-blazed trail and retrace your
steps to the junction with the yellow trail. Stay on the blue trail. Just
after you cross a stony brook youll come to a junction with the red-blazed
trail. Turn right onto the red trail and follow it downhill. Portions of
this trail are quite muddy. You will end up back at the brook surrounded by
lots of downed hemlocks and the junction with the yellow-blazed trail. Keep
going on the red trail back to your car.

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