Maryland High Point Hoye-Crest - Backbone Mountain - Our Lady of the Pines Tiny Church
Spent the day (mostly driving) way up North to Backbone Mountain and
Hoye-Crest, the tallest point in Maryland! This 2.6 mile round trip,
600’ascent, is pretty easy, although very muddy at the bottom. Parking
is easy and labeled on the side of the road and the trail is marked well
too. The woods on the North side of the trail near the bottom have been
harvested, so it looks a bit of a mess right now. Near the top is an
interesting boundary marker between MD and WV. I would not like to have
been the one to carry that thing up there! The peak is nice, with a
bench, sign-in log, and a nice view. There are a couple geocaches up
there too. Both are pretty easy to find if you use the hints. I’ll
tell you, on the one at the summit, work it from the WV side!! On the
way home, we stopped at "Our Lady Of The Pines" Catholic church. This
church has the honor of being the smallest tiny church in the lower 48.
Right next to it is the "World's Smallest Mailing Office," the tiny post
office serving the community of Silver Lake. What was very welcome was
the not so tiny outhouse out back, which I assure you, is functioning
well….and a geocache right behind too! https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/G... https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/G... https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/G... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_...
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