Sugarloaf Mountain

White Rocks–Northern Peaks Trail, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 751 ft · 2 hr 3 min

White Rocks–Northern Peaks Trail, 4 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Sugarloaf Mountain near Sugarloaf West, MD. The route reaches White Rocks at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 751 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi522 – 1,020 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Saddleback Horse Trail 39.27558, -77.39847
Nearest town Sugarloaf West, MD

Directions

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White Rocks–Northern Peaks Trail, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 751 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 521–1,020 ft

Out & Back · Sugarloaf Mountain

Trailhead: Saddleback Horse Trail · 39.27558, -77.39847

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

  1. Start on Saddleback Horse Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1.1 miSharp left onto Northern Peaks Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.2 miReach White Rocks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Purple Trail, heading N.
  5. 1.5 miTurn right onto Saddleback Horse Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1.1 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

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

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