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High Rock Overlook

A drive-to-the-top viewpoint on South Mountain at roughly 1,824 ft elevation, where the Appalachian Trail crosses a graffiti-covered rock ledge with a 180-degree panorama stretching north into Pennsylvania. The road off MD-491/Pen Mar High Rock Road takes riders right to the parking lot — no hiking required. It doubles as a hang-glider launch site. Free, open year-round, and notorious for its technicolor spray-paint rock canvas.

Maryland
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Viewpoint
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Standalone stop
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Unique drive-up summit viewpoint on a back road off MD-491; the graffiti rocks and PA border views make it a memorable photo stop on any western Maryland loop.

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