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Sugarloaf
It’s big, it’s challenging, it’s the king of the park — Sugarloaf never disappoints. It’s the most Catskills you can get in a single mountain.
Sugarloaf Topography
Sugarloaf Details
Height: 3,783ft (1,153m)
Location: Central Catskills
Level: Hardest
Scenic: Yes
Trail Type: Fully Trailed
Canister: No
Sugarloaf Weather
Area Forecast
Summit Forecast
This page linked below shows the weather at Sugarloaf’s summit for the next six days.
https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Sugarloaf-Mountain-Greene-County-New-York/forecasts/1161
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Click on the small °F or °C boxes to toggle between US and Metric.
Sugarloaf
Central Catskills Hiking Trails
Hike Sugarloaf & Twin from Roaring Kill
Any hike that includes Twin Mountain is a great hike. From either side, Twin offers some the funnest ascents in the Catskill Park. The eastern side is tough, with wonderful giant boulders to climb over and classic Devil’s Path terrain that leads up to one of the great ledge views in the Park.
Hike Sugarloaf from Roaring Kill, Clockwise
After signing the register and making your way along the short yellow-blazed connector trail for ¼ mile, you’ll come to an open woods area with signposts pointing straight ahead and to the right. Turning right here begins the counter-clockwise route over Sugarloaf.
About Sugarloaf
Split rock passage on Sugarloaf
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Seasonal Notes for Sugarloaf
Winter
Once the cold descends and Sugarloaf gets iced up, its western side is extremely dangerous for hikers. It’s one of the few places in the Catskill Park where you need full crampons, and maybe even technical climbing gear. For these reasons, in winter, Sugarloaf is known locally as “Suicide Mountain”.