Mountain Loop Trail & Northern Peaks Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 688 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Mountain Loop Trail & Northern Peaks Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Sugarloaf Mountain near Comus Sugarloaf, MD. It climbs 688 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi515 – 1,011 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Saddleback Horse Trail 39.26419, -77.38033
Nearest town Comus Sugarloaf, MD
Directions
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Mountain Loop Trail & Northern Peaks Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 688 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 515–1,011 ft
Out & Back · Sugarloaf Mountain
Trailhead: Saddleback Horse Trail · 39.26419, -77.38033
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start on Saddleback Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Northern Peaks Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Mountain Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Mountain Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Northern Peaks Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Saddleback Horse Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
53% dirt47% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
More from Saddleback Horse Trail Trailhead
- Saddleback Horse Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 991 ft
- Potomac Overlook–McCormack Overlook, 4 sights 4 mi · ▲ 850 ft
- West View–McCormack Overlook, 3 viewpoints 3.7 mi · ▲ 764 ft
- East View–Mountain Loop Trail, 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 677 ft
- White Rocks–Northern Peaks Trail Loop, 3 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,070 ft
- Northern Peaks Trail Loop 3.7 mi · ▲ 598 ft
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