Potomac Overlook–McCormack Overlook, 4 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Sugarloaf Mountain near Sugarloaf West, MD. The route passes McCormack Overlook before reaching Potomac Overlook at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 985 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi522 – 1,066 ft6.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Saddleback Horse Trail 39.27558, -77.39847
Nearest town Sugarloaf West, MD
Directions
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Potomac Overlook–McCormack Overlook, 4 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 985 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Elevation 521–1,065 ft
Out & Back · Sugarloaf Mountain
Trailhead: Saddleback Horse Trail · 39.27558, -77.39847
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start on Saddleback Horse Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Northern Peaks Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Blue & White Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Northern Peaks Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass McCormack Overlook.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Mountain Loop Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftReach Potomac Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Northern Peaks Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Blue & White Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Northern Peaks Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Saddleback Horse Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
More from Saddleback Horse Trail Trailhead
- Saddleback Horse Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 257 ft
- Mountain Loop Trail & Northern Peaks Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 871 ft
- East View–Mountain Loop Trail, 3 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 846 ft
- West View–McCormack Overlook, 3 viewpoints 6 mi · ▲ 894 ft
- Northern Peaks Viewpoint via Northern Peaks Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 755 ft
- Northern Peaks Viewpoint–Purple Trail, 3 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 781 ft
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