Northern Peaks Viewpoint–Mountain Loop Trail, 3 sights
8 mi · ▲ 1,533 ft · 3 hr 26 min
Northern Peaks Viewpoint–Mountain Loop Trail, 3 sights is an 8-mile out-and-back in Sugarloaf Mountain near Sugarloaf West, MD. The route reaches Northern Peaks Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 1,533 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 mi538 – 1,020 ft · steepest grade: 18%8.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.27304, -77.40092
Nearest town Sugarloaf West, MD
Directions
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Northern Peaks Viewpoint–Mountain Loop Trail, 3 sights
8 mi · ▲ 1,533 ft · 3 hr 26 min
Elevation 538–1,020 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 N.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftReach Northern Peaks Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Mountain Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Northern Peaks Trail, heading W.
- 1 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
98% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
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- Mountain Loop Trail–Northern Peaks Trail, 3 sights 7 mi · ▲ 1,239 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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