508. Little Crow
A sweet little blueberry climb with some lovely Adirondack views

We planted this box while on a 7-mile loop hike along the newly refurbished Nun-da-ga-o Trail that circles the Soda Range from Lost Pond up and around down to Big Crow, then over to Little Crow, down to Hurricane Hill Road, and back up to the Big Crow Clearing parking lot at the end of O'Toole Road. However, if you would like to get this box "as the crow flies", it can be reached, according to the guidebooks, in just about .7 of a mile! To do it that way, drive a couple of miles up Hurricane Hill Road off Route 73, just east of the Keene library near route 9 north. Park on the right along the road just before the "30 mph" sign near pole 305 (about 1/4 mile before O'Toole Road turns off left ahead), and find the small trail sign pointing the way north a bit further east up the road past house #391 across the street.

Follow the red circles up the top of Little Crow in less than 3/4 mile, enjoying blueberries in season and some fine southerly views of the High Peaks from the rock outcrops. When you start to get your first good northerly views of Big Crow ahead and Hurricane Mt. with its fire tower to the right, step up onto the last "raised sidewalk" on Little Crow before the trail turns sharply right and begins to descend the col between the Crows. Take about 14 steps along that flat rock platform and stop where there is a thin right-turn arrow scratched onto the rock . Instead of turning right, however, to find the little crow, turn left and step over a spiky branch in 4 steps, plus about 10 steps more to a medium spruce on the right with an 8"x8'" squarish stone on its north side. Look under the rock and bits of forest debris for the little crow in its little film canister. You can return the way you came (for about a 1.5 mile RT) or continue on to Big Crow, down to the clearing and follow dirt O'Toole Rd. back to your car for a 2.7 mile loop.

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