Tag: Blue Trail

Northern Peaks Trail & White Rocks (Sugarloaf Mountain, MD)

On By Andrew WojtanikIn Maryland, Moderate Hikes, Sugarloaf Mountain1 Comment

Maryland’s Sugarloaf Mountain, the area’s best known example of a monadnock, features a network of zigzagging trails, just an hour’s drive from Washington, DC. While climbing Sugarloaf itself is the park’s key attraction, the Blue Trail (a.k.a. Northern Peaks Trail) triples the fun with rocky climbs to three nearby summits, plus a short detour to …

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Loudoun Heights Trail (Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, WV)

On By Andrew WojtanikIn Civil War, Harper's Ferry National Historical Park, Strenuous Hikes, West Virginia5 Comments

- Civil War Series - In September 1862, Confederate General “Stonewall” Jackson used Loudoun Heights as a staging ground for the bombardment of the picturesque—but also strategic—town of Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia. Today, remnants of the Civil War have mostly disappeared from the ridgetop, but spectacular views of Harper’s Ferry and the confluence of the …

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