Potomac Overlook–McCormack Overlook, 4 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Sugarloaf Mountain near Comus Sugarloaf, MD. The route passes McCormack Overlook before reaching Potomac Overlook at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 850 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi515 – 1,066 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Saddleback Horse Trail 39.26419, -77.38033
Nearest town Comus Sugarloaf, MD
Directions
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Potomac Overlook–McCormack Overlook, 4 sights
4 mi · ▲ 850 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 515–1,065 ft
Out & Back · Sugarloaf Mountain
Trailhead: Saddleback Horse Trail · 39.26419, -77.38033
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start on Saddleback Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Northern Peaks Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Blue & White Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Northern Peaks Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftPass McCormack Overlook.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Mountain Loop Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftReach Potomac Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Northern Peaks Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Blue & White Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Northern Peaks Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Saddleback Horse Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
60% dirt40% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
More from Saddleback Horse Trail Trailhead
- Saddleback Horse Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 991 ft
- Mountain Loop Trail & Northern Peaks Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 688 ft
- West View–McCormack Overlook, 3 viewpoints 3.7 mi · ▲ 764 ft
- East View–Mountain Loop Trail, 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 677 ft
- White Rocks–Northern Peaks Trail Loop, 3 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,070 ft
- Northern Peaks Trail Loop 3.7 mi · ▲ 598 ft
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