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The Wetmore Loop

While I delayed tackling the Sugarloaf/Hogback mountains for many years I finally gave in on a rainy Labor Day weekend. I set off on a wide loop that started on Sugarloaf, followed Wetmore Beach north, cut in near Harlow to climb Hogback and then circled around Wetmore Pond. This adventure is broken into four posts, each one focused on a primary point along the hike.

  1. Hiking Sugarloaf MountainJust a few miles north of Marquette is a small collection of interesting locations that I had ignored for far …
  2. Hiking Wetmore BeachAfter climbing Sugarloaf Mountain, just a few miles north of Marquette, I headed down the eastern flank …
  3. Hiking Hogsback MountainThe sound of crashing waves slowly died away as I headed inland away from Wetmore Beach. Taking the parking …
  4. Hiking Wetmore PondThe wide path down Hogsback Mountain led me back to the railroad grade a short distance south of where I left …