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Northern Peaks, Mountain Loop and A.M. Thomas Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop
Maryland

Northern Peaks, Mountain Loop and A.M. Thomas Trail

Dickerson, Maryland

1.7 mi

Distance

614 ft

Elev. Gain

49m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Northern Peaks, Mountain Loop and A.M. Thomas Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:270 ft
Max:386 ft
Gain:187 ft
Loss:187 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 270 ft and 386 ft across 1.7 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.270 ft309 ft347 ft386 ft0.0 mi0.4 mi0.9 mi1.3 mi1.7 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi301 ft
High point0.4 mi386 ft
End1.7 mi301 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Barnesville, MD · about 2 mi away
County:
Frederick County, MD

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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