McCormack Overlook–Mountain Loop Trail Loop, 4 sights is a 4.9-mile loop in Sugarloaf Mountain near Mount Ephraim, MD. The route reaches McCormack Overlook. It climbs 828 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi509 – 1,066 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Saddleback Horse Trail 39.25229, -77.40201
Nearest town Mount Ephraim, MD
Directions
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McCormack Overlook–Mountain Loop Trail Loop, 4 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 828 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 508–1,065 ft
Loop · Sugarloaf Mountain
Trailhead: Saddleback Horse Trail · 39.25229, -77.40201
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Saddleback Horse Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Mountain Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Northern Peaks Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miPass McCormack Overlook.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Blue & White Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Mountain Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Northern Peaks Trail, heading SW.
- 2.9 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Sugarloaf Mountain–McCormack Overlook, 5 sights 3 mi · ▲ 1,083 ft
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