Sugarloaf Mountain–McCormack Overlook, 5 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Sugarloaf Mountain near Stronghold, MD. The route passes McCormack Overlook and Sugarloaf Mountain before reaching The Monadnock Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 958 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi512 – 1,273 ft · steepest grade: 36%3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25947, -77.39113
Nearest town Stronghold, MD
Directions
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Sugarloaf Mountain–McCormack Overlook, 5 sights
3 mi · ▲ 958 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 511–1,273 ft
Out & Back · Sugarloaf Mountain
Trailhead: 39.25947, -77.39113
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Mountain Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Northern Peaks Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftPass McCormack Overlook.
- 50 ftTurn left onto The Monadnock Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Sugarloaf Mountain.
- 50 ftPass The Monadnock Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn left onto A.M. Thomas Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Northern Peaks Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Mountain Loop Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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
87% dirt3% paved10% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Mountain Loop Trail & Northern Peaks Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 917 ft
- East View via Mountain Loop Trail 1.3 mi · ▲ 387 ft
- East View–Mountain Loop Trail, 4 sights 9.9 mi · ▲ 1,694 ft
- Mountain Loop Trail–Northern Peaks Trail, 3 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 945 ft
- Blue & White Trail & Mountain Loop Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 742 ft
- Sugarloaf Mountain–East View Loop, 6 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,090 ft
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