West View–McCormack Overlook, 3 viewpoints is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Sugarloaf Mountain near Comus Sugarloaf, MD. The route passes McCormack Overlook before reaching West View at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 764 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi515 – 1,066 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Saddleback Horse Trail 39.26419, -77.38033
Nearest town Comus Sugarloaf, MD
Directions
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West View–McCormack Overlook, 3 viewpoints
3.7 mi · ▲ 764 ft · 1 hr 37 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.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach West View, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 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
55% dirt45% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
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- Mountain Loop Trail & Northern Peaks Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 688 ft
- Potomac Overlook–McCormack Overlook, 4 sights 4 mi · ▲ 850 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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