Mountain Loop Trail & Northern Peaks Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Sugarloaf Mountain near Stronghold, MD. It climbs 1,044 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi522 – 1,011 ft6.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mountain Loop Trail 39.25630, -77.39170
Nearest town Stronghold, MD
Directions
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Mountain Loop Trail & Northern Peaks Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 1,044 ft · 2 hr 45 min
Elevation 521–1,011 ft
Out & Back · Sugarloaf Mountain
Trailhead: Mountain Loop Trail · 39.25630, -77.39170
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start on Mountain Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Blue & White Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Northern Peaks Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Saddleback Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miReach Mountain Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Northern Peaks Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Blue & White Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Mountain Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
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