Maryland trails · Northern Peaks Trail
Northern Peaks Trail
A 3.2-mile out-and-back in Maryland, with 507 ft of climbing. Reaches White Rocks.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 47% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 1.1. It gives back about 420 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- White Rocks (viewpoint)
Heads up
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:09 a.m., the sun rises at 6:36 a.m. and sets at 7:42 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:09 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 6.5-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 54 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:30 a.m. — 10 h 11 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Northern Peaks Trail + The Monadnock Trail + A.M. Thomas Trail — 1.0 mi loop, 310 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Green Ash — 14.5 mi
- Potomac Heritage Trail — 14.6 mi
- Yellow Poplar — 15.0 mi
- Wayne's Trail — 18.5 mi