Sugarloaf Mountain–Potomac Overlook, 7 viewpoints is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Sugarloaf Mountain near Stronghold, MD. The route passes Potomac Overlook, The Monadnock Viewpoint, Sugarloaf Mountain and 2 more. It climbs 589 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi846 – 1,273 ft · steepest grade: 36%2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25877, -77.39801
Nearest town Stronghold, MD
Directions
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Sugarloaf Mountain–Potomac Overlook, 7 viewpoints
1.9 mi · ▲ 589 ft · 56 min
Elevation 847–1,273 ft
Out & Back · Sugarloaf Mountain
Trailhead: 39.25877, -77.39801
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Potomac Overlook.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Mountain Loop Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Northern Peaks Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right onto A.M. Thomas Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass The Monadnock Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Sugarloaf Mountain.
- 150 ftTurn right onto The Monadnock Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right onto The Sunrise Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass East View.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mountain Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Northern Peaks Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftPass McCormack Overlook.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Mountain Loop Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 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
94% dirt1% paved5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- McCormack Overlook & Northern Peaks Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 633 ft
- Sugarloaf Mountain–McCormack Overlook, 5 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,224 ft
- Blue & White Trail–Mountain Loop Trail Loop, 4 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 702 ft
- Potomac Overlook–Blue & White Trail Loop, 5 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 616 ft
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