F&F Social - Sugarloaf Mountain Hike on Saturday, June 1

[Glyn Roberts]

Dear Friends,

Sugarloaf Mountain is off Interstate 270, NW from Germantown, MD. It's a privately held recreation area.

• Free!
  
• Trailmap distributed at class: http://www.sugarloafmd.com/images/maps/102709_trailmap.pdf
• Additional copies at park entrance, hopefully
  
• Main trail near the top: http://www.restonpaths.com/SugarloafMountain/
• Main  website: http://www.sugarloafmd.com/
• Mountain Facts: http://www.sugarloafmd.com/sl_facts.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugarloaf_Mountain_(Maryland)
• Park Rules - http://www.sugarloafmd.com/sl_rulesregs.html
• Obey Speed Limit of 15 m.p.h.
• No motorbikes
  
• Do not remove or damage any plant, tree, shrub or rocks
• Keep Dogs on Leashes
• Do Not Park on Roadsides—Use Designated Parking Spaces

Marylanders and others, perhaps those in the western Virginia suburbs can optionally

• join us at the restaurant
• join us at the West View Parking on the mountain.

Here's the plan and schedule

Saturday, June 1

• rain date June 8 - but the current forecast is Sunny, maximum 90

10:45am leave Tysons campus upper lot

• outside worship center, car-pooling

11:30am meet inside Ruby Tuesdays at 19800 Century Blvd., Germantown for an early lunch.

• Germantown Road SW exit from 270, 1 mile
• Right on Middlebrook and it's on the right
• See Google map http://goo.gl/maps/QSGFm

12:30pm leave Ruby Tuesdays, car pooling to park entrance

• The park entrance is at 7901 Comus Rd Dickerson, MD 20842
• See Google map http://goo.gl/maps/ZpCgE
• Directions from Ruby Tuesdays
• SW on Century Blvd to Middlebrook Road 59 ft
• 1st right onto Middlebrook Road 0.4 mi   
• Take the 3rd right onto Father Hurley Blvd 1.2 mi
• Merge onto I-270 N via the ramp to Frederick 6.9 mi
• Take exit 22 toward Barnesville 0.2 mi
• Merge onto MD-109 S/Old Hundred Rd 2.9 mi
• Turn right onto MD-95/Comus Rd 2.4 mi
• Destination will be on the right
• Google map - http://goo.gl/maps/gQWbV (offers two alternative routes)
  
• Directions from Leesburg to the park entrance
• US-15 N into Maryland 11 miles
• R onto MD-28 E/Clay St 4.7 mi
• R onto MD-28 E/Dickerson Rd 3.7 mi
• L onto Mt Ephraim Rd 2.4 mi
• Becomes Sugarloaf Mountain Rd 0.5 mi
• L onto Comus Rd; entrance on the right 33 ft
• Google map http://goo.gl/maps/7fdho

From the park entrance drive on the one-way road to West View Parking

• 1.5 miles to East View Parking.
• 0.3 mile to Y junction.
• Turn right to get to West View Parking

1:00pm Meet at West View Parking on the mountain

• Take the Green Trail to the summit (0.3 miles, 300 feet up, easy steps)
  

2:00pm Choose a way down or what to do next.

Contact - Max Obeidin - 202-641-8808

Enjoy!

Glyn & Rohini Roberts

[Glyn Roberts]

Dear Friends,

This is a reminder.

• We'll see you at Tysons, Ruby Tuesday, or the mountain
  
• Forecast - Increasing clouds, with a high near 89. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph.
• Hot - bring water.
• There are toilets at the parking lots, as indicated on the map.

Love from us both

Glyn & Rohini Roberts