Things to do while staying at SunRise Lodge SunSet Cabin

THINGS TO DO IN PITTSBURG

Spring-Summer-Fall-or Winter, there's always something to do in Pittsburg! We offer snowmobiling, atving, vintage snowmobile racing , tubing, snowshoeing, and X-Country skiing right from the lodge in the wintertime.... (Some equipment available, free of charge for our guests!)... And in the spring and summer, there's moose watching along Moose Alley (Route 3, north of Young's Store), fishing , hiking , mountain climbing , canoeing or kayaking , sightseeing , etc....Great Moose hunting and Deer Hunting in the Fall...and...We have a trout pond on the property, along with a 6-hole golf course at the Lodge...Plus a whole lot more...So you are only minutes from everything Pittsburg has to offer!

Snowmobiling (sightseeing)

The Pittsburg Ridgerunners Snowmobile Club maintains miles and miles of some of the best riding in the State of New Hampshire... All of the Pittsburg Trails can be directly or indirectly accessed from SunRise Lodge.

4-Wheeling (sightseeing)

4-wheeling is becoming more and more popular and to answer the ever-increasing demand of 'where to go', Perry Stream Land and Timber has opened up some mighty fine trails over some mighty fine terrain... Trail parking can be found on Back Lake Road about a mile up from the Arctic Cat Dealer... There are 100+ miles of trail accessed from this point...

Garfield Falls (hiking)

(See DeLorme's New Hampshire Atlas & Gazetteer, Map 53)

Take Rt. 3 North through Pittsburg, NH, 4.7 miles past the 1st Connecticut Lake Dam, to the Magalloway Mtn. Rd. (on the right)

Follow this dirt road for approximately 14 miles, being careful not to turn off the main road. Main road narrows up by Camp No. 7 and the edges of the road tend to be on the soft side, especially in the Spring.

Look for a weather-beaten sign tacked on a tree to the left side of road (no visable writing on sign). **Note: A small sign was put up in the summer of 2005...Also, an outhouse was set in place

There is a boulder near the sign with a Geological Survey Plaque on it. Parking is limited on both sides of the road.

Take the trail on the South side of the boulders. This is a 10-15 minute walk to the Falls. Steep descent to the bottom of the falls, to a pool. (Note: the State of NH did a beautiful job of putting in 'stairs' to help navigate the steeper sections of this trail.) Obscure trails branch out alongside the river on the opposite bank, winding up through the rocks and thick brush in some spots. Good views of what we call middle and upper falls.

*NOTE: The Magalloway Mtn. Rd. is gated 1.2 miles in. The road is closed to vehicular traffic roughly from December 15th thru Memorial Week-end. This road becomes snowmobile Trl. 112 during the winter months.

Magalloway Mtn. Trail (hiking)

From Rt. 3, (North) in Pittsburg, NH, go 4.7 miles past the 1st Connecticut Lake Dam, and take the Magalloway Mtn. Rd. (on the right).

At 1.2 miles, you'll cross a bridge over the Connecticut River and see a gated road straight ahead. Smith Brook Rd. goes off to the left but Magalloway Mtn. Rd continues thru the gate.

Stay on this main road which bears left at 2.3 miles and left again at 2.9 miles. At 5.3 miles, take a sharp right. Bear right at 6.3 miles, and at 8.3 miles this road dead-ends at a grassy area at the base of the mountain trail. (No Trailhead Sign)

Trail itself is moderately steep in some sections, relatively steep in others, and reaches the summit in 0.8 mile. Great views of Aziscohos Lake to the southeast, and Rump Mountain to the Northeast. Part-time manned tower at summit. This trail can be snowmobiled during the winter but not recommended!

Little Hellgate Falls

New Trail!...Take the Magalloway Road approximately 1-1/2 miles to the first heavily traveled right at snowmobile intersection (signs still up last we were out there)...this is Buckhorn Rd. Follow this for about 4-5 miles and Buckhorn turns into Cedar Stream Rd. (bear right at split). Watch for two camps almost across from each other. After passing the camps, go about 1/2 mile and look for snowmobile junction 20 W and 137. Take the grassy snowmobile trail (Trl 137) on your left...Go up this trail, cross Rowell Brook, then come to the second snowmobile bridge...cross this bridge and the new trail is on your left. A very well-constructed trail with waterbars, log stairs, bog bridging and log benches. Awesome view of the little-known Falls!

Fourth Connecticut Lake (hiking)

To get to the Trailhead...drive North on Rt. 3 through Pittsburg up to the Canadian Border...( 22 miles from the Village). Park across from the U.S. Customs and the Trailhead is located in the small clearing just above the Customs building...Sign in at the Trailhead ...

Round-trip is approximately 1.7 miles long and steep in sections. Lake itself is very remote and pretty...If you follow the Loop Trail out around Fourth Lake, you will literally step over the Headwaters of the Connecticut River.... (The Connecticut River is the longest River in New England, flows through four states, and covers 410 miles before emptying out at Long Island Sound...)

Fourth Connecticut Lake is the smallest of the Connecticut Lakes, covering approx. 2.5 acres. It is at an elevation of 2,670 ft. and much of the trail follows the border of The United States and Canada. At .4 mile, you'll be at the Preserve corner and the Eastern Boundary...At .2 of a mile more, you'll be at the lake and the Loop Trail that takes you .5 miles around the Lake.

Nice hike...steep in some sections...nice views of Canada and the Eastern Mountains coming back...

The 'Falls in the River' (bush-whacking)

(This is a bush-whacking hike)... Located 1/2 mile north of Big Brook Bridge...on the Connecticut River...Park at the pull-off on Route 3 just above Big Brook...hike east off the road into a clearing and stay east until you hear the river...stay parallel to the river now, still traveling north...try to stay about 50' from the river ...soon the terrain reaches a set of narrow, bony ribs that are somewhat steep...Drop down one, bottom out and climb again...you should be able to hear the falls in the river from here... Even if you see well-worn paths...don't count on them to take you to the falls... these are heavily traveled moose paths and if you follow one you're apt to either get good and lost or travel in circles... carry a GPS or go by the positioning of the sun (if it's not cloudy)...Note: if by chance you do get turned around...just remember... you're in between Route 3 and the Connecticut River...If you don't swim across the river, you're only a short distance from Route 3, at any point...

Moose Alley (sightseeing)

May and June, going into July, are the best times to view the many moose alongside Rt. 3... Moose Alley affords an assortment of cows, calves, and bulls throughout the year... They are most often seen in the early morning hours or at dusk... In May and June, they're often found right in the roads licking the salt and/or limestone off the roads... they frequent the many bogs on the sides of the roads where run-off from the winter months accumulate... In August, they start to retreat off deeper into the woods, not to be seen as frequently...

The Grand Canyon of Pittsburg (hiking)

To reach the trailhead of the Grand Canyon in Pittsburg...take the Indian Stream Road...follow that for 15 miles (watch the milemarkers)...Just before you get to the 16th mile marker...you'll see a sign for Indian Stream Canyon...park in the provided pull-out and just follow the blue blazes down...trail branches off...If you go to the right, it'll bring you along the canyon wall to the top of the falls (which you can't see from the river)...If you go left, it'll take you down the canyon for a half mile or so...Impressive in the Spring with the run-off...Very interesting in the summer when the water is low and you can view the many unusual rocks found there...A passive hike, but pretty...

The Cohos Trail (hiking)

The Cohos Trail has several areas to park to access sections of the trail. From SunRise Lodge, about an hour and 15 minutes south on Rt. 3 onto Rt. 110, you'll see a road on the left (Emerson Rd.) - take a left at the junction onto the Rd. marked 'To Nash Stream Forest'....There are several trails off the Nash Stream Rd. including Pond Brook Falls, The Percy Loop Trail, Sugarloaf Arm Trail, Gadwah Notch Trail, etc...

Dixville Notch has several trails utilized by The Cohos Trail - Sanguinary Ridge Trail, Sanguinary Summit Trail, Table Rock Trail, and the Three Brothers Trail. The Dixville Notch Trails are only a 45 minute drive from our Lodge.

In Pittsburg, a nice gentle trail to hike would be the Lake Francis Trail which can be accessed from two points, the first being approximately 6 miles up Cedar Stream Rd. from Pittsburg Village. Turn out Cedar Stream Rd. onto the Bog Branch spur and park near the kiosk. This trail runs the better part of 3 miles to the Carr Ridge Rd.

Or simply leave SunRise Lodge, turn left onto Rt. 3 North and take the River Rd. (two roads on the right past Young's Store). Drive down the River Rd. approximately 1 mile and look for the turnout on your left to Carr's Ridge just before the covered bridge. Parking for hiking and fishing is just before the next bridge. Take the immediate right after crossing the bridge and stay straight at all junctions (paralleling the river and Lake Francis). This will eventually bring you out to the Cedar Stream Rd. in Clarksville and is part of The Cohos Trail.

There are several new trails to open in the spring of 2010 in the Pittsburg area. These trails will bring you to the summits of Prospect Mtn. and Covill Mtn. You can have wonderful day hikes into Round Pond, Round Pond Brook, The Falls in the River and many more sights along the way. Check the website above for updates or ask your hosts about the trail. Dan is heavily involved in the Cohos Trail.

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Your Hosts: Dan and Julie Cashman
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Pittsburg, NH 03592
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