Sugarlof Mountain closed till further notice.

[CHUNKERMD]

Entire 3,400 acres closed , trails, roads etc.

 

[Naptown34]

And….


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[babalou]

Entire 3,400 acres closed , trails, roads etc.

owners still fighting with the county? I know the past year or so there was hubbub about them closing.

 

[KJackson]

Found this from back in the end of August:

Sugarloaf Mountain remained closed to the public on Friday as Stronghold, the property’s nonprofit owner, looks to ramp up security.
On Aug. 19, the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an attempted burglary at the historic Strong Mansion.
When deputies arrived, they found that nothing had been stolen and the burglar had fled. The matter remains under investigation.

 

[CHUNKERMD]

owners still fighting with the county? I know the past year or so there was hubbub about them closing.

Yup and break in at the mansion

 

[Boxcab]

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The Stronghold property will be closed to the public until further notice. Stronghold Incorporated will be focused on providing for and reassessing the security needs for the entirety of the Stronghold property. On Saturday August 19, 2023 an unidentified individual attempted to make entry into the Strong Mansion between the hours of 8:30 am and 10:30 am. Physical evidence was collected at the scene, including a DNA sample. Security camera footage is being reviewed. If anyone happened to see anything suspicious or has any information pertaining to this situation please contact Deputy Wheeler with the Frederick County Sheriff’s office at (301) 639-4866, reference case number 2023-090125. We appreciate any information as well as your understanding and patience at this time."



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[babalou]

Yup and break in at the mansion

damn. I know some people who waited and finally had their wedding and reception at that place...

 

[Threeband]

Uh huh. I might have believed that 3 1/2 years ago.

The true story probably involves secret covid labs, CIA safe houses, and Biden money drops.

 

[Occam]

Uh huh. I might have believed that 3 1/2 years ago.

The true story probably involves secret covid labs, CIA safe houses, and Biden money drops.

It’s just too high and the chemtrails from the Dulles traffic are eroding the mountain. Everyone knows about this.

 

[Threeband]

The Nephilim are probably setting up a portal for child-trafficking there,

 

[[Kev308]]

A break in at a wedding venue closes an entire mountain? Ok……

 

[Huckleberry]

It’s called Private Property for a reason.

If you own it then you get to control il.

Guests that abuse the Owner‘s hospitality and disrespect their host‘s property can GTFO

 

[outrider58]

It's probably about a zoning issue before the county council.

Stronghold and the council have been going at it for a while.

 

[N3YMY]

It's probably about a zoning issue before the county council.

Stronghold and the council have been going at it for a while.

This.

Amazon looks to build an arm of AWS in the vicinity west of I-270.

Stronghold is adamantly opposed to this.

Prior to all the hubbub, I was surprised to discover Sugarloaf was not a state park or recreation area, but instead private property.

In some ways, I would say the public has taken that for granted…

 

[River02]

It's probably about a zoning issue before the county council.

Stronghold and the council have been going at it for a while.

Yep-pers... spot on

 

[outrider58]

This.

Amazon looks to build an arm of AWS in the vicinity west of I-270.

Stronghold is adamantly opposed to this.

Prior to all the hubbub, I was surprised to discover Sugarloaf was not a state park or recreation area, but instead private property.

In some ways, I would say the public has taken that for granted…

On the other hand, it was always nice to use the place without parks people breathing down your neck. I did a lot of rock climbing and hiking up there.

My main hunting ground is straight across the Monocacy River from it. As the sun rises, it's right there, looking back at me.

 

[Occam]

Didn't I hear of somebody planning to build a LEO-training range out there? Lots of cranky locals spoke up.

 

[N3YMY]

On the other hand, it was always nice to use the place without parks people breathing down your neck.

No disagreement there.

We are returning from spending a weekend in Chincoteague Island, VA. It was glorious! People were pleasant. People having good times. No yoots causing issues. No constant oversight from Big Brother.

If there was oversight, it was well concealed.

Sadly, it’s time to prepare to get back to reality…

 

[FN509Fan]

Having personally spent over 100 hrs doing volunteer trail work at Sugarloaf as a member of a trail club that as spent thousands of volunteer hours there, I'm disappointed to see it is closed.

This is private property but "Sugarloaf’s original owner was Gordon Strong, a wealthy patent attorney who died in 1954. His will created the nonprofit Stronghold to maintain the area for the public at no cost to visitors after this death."

"At issue is who would be the best steward for the environmental protection of the area that includes Sugarloaf, which is privately owned but open for public access. The county says regulation would best keep the region protected from future development. The owner wants to manage the property without government regulation."

The break-in at the mansion is just an excuse to close it.

 

[CHUNKERMD]

About a month or so ago they had a go fast rice burner race up the wrong way of the one way exit and wrecked at the midway circle.
Two took ambulances out and the other a medevac helo.