Sugarloaf Mountain

Saddleback Horse Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 991 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Saddleback Horse Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Sugarloaf Mountain near Comus Sugarloaf, MD. It climbs 991 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi515 – 991 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.7 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Saddleback Horse Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 991 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 515–992 ft

Out & Back · 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 left onto Saddleback Horse Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.1 miReach Saddleback Horse Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right onto Northern Peaks Trail, heading SE.
  6. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Saddleback Horse Trail, heading S.
  7. 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

72% dirt28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

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