McCormack Overlook–Mountain Loop Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 2.9-mile loop in Sugarloaf Mountain near Stronghold, MD. The route reaches McCormack Overlook. It climbs 579 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi512 – 1,066 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25408, -77.39511
Nearest town Stronghold, MD
Directions
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McCormack Overlook–Mountain Loop Trail Loop, 3 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 579 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 511–1,065 ft
Loop · Sugarloaf Mountain
Trailhead: 39.25408, -77.39511
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 at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Mountain Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Northern Peaks Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftPass McCormack Overlook.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Mountain Loop Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 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
92% dirt3% paved5% 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
More from this trailhead
- McCormack Overlook–Mountain Loop Trail, 3 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 1,070 ft
- Northern Peaks Viewpoint–Mountain Loop Trail, 3 sights 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,439 ft
- White Rocks–Mountain Loop Trail, 3 sights 7.5 mi · ▲ 1,412 ft
- Potomac Overlook & Mountain Loop Trail 2 mi · ▲ 340 ft
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