Northern Peaks Viewpoint–Mountain Loop Trail, 3 sights is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Sugarloaf Mountain near Stronghold, MD. The route reaches Northern Peaks Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 1,439 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi571 – 1,020 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25408, -77.39511
Nearest town Stronghold, MD
Directions
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Northern Peaks Viewpoint–Mountain Loop Trail, 3 sights
7.6 mi · ▲ 1,439 ft · 3 hr 15 min
Elevation 570–1,020 ft
Out & Back · 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 right onto Blue & White Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Northern Peaks Trail, heading N.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftReach Northern Peaks Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miTurn left onto Blue & White Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Mountain Loop Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 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
95% dirt5% 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
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