Mountain Loop Trail–Northern Peaks Trail, 3 sights
7 mi · ▲ 1,239 ft · 2 hr 57 min
Mountain Loop Trail–Northern Peaks Trail, 3 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back in Sugarloaf Mountain near Sugarloaf West, MD. It climbs 1,239 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi515 – 1,011 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.27304, -77.40092
Nearest town Sugarloaf West, MD
Directions
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Mountain Loop Trail–Northern Peaks Trail, 3 sights
7 mi · ▲ 1,239 ft · 2 hr 57 min
Elevation 515–1,011 ft
Out & Back · Sugarloaf Mountain
Trailhead: 39.27304, -77.40092
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Northern Peaks Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left onto Mountain Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Northern Peaks Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Saddleback Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Mountain Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miBear left onto Northern Peaks Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Mountain Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Northern Peaks Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
77% dirt23% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
More from this trailhead
- Northern Peaks Viewpoint–Mountain Loop Trail, 3 sights 8 mi · ▲ 1,533 ft
- East View–Mountain Loop Trail, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 723 ft
- Sugarloaf Mountain–East View Loop, 7 sights 5 mi · ▲ 1,078 ft
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