Sugarloaf Mountain

Northern Peaks Trail Loop

3.7 mi · ▲ 598 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Northern Peaks Trail Loop is a 3.7-mile loop in Sugarloaf Mountain near Comus Sugarloaf, MD. It climbs 598 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi482 – 991 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Saddleback Horse Trail 39.26419, -77.38033
Nearest town Comus Sugarloaf, MD

Directions

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Northern Peaks Trail Loop

3.7 mi · ▲ 598 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 483–992 ft

Loop · Sugarloaf Mountain

Trailhead: Saddleback Horse Trail · 39.26419, -77.38033

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

  1. Start on Saddleback Horse Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Northern Peaks Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miTurn right onto Saddleback Horse Trail, heading E.
  4. 2 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

79% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

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