Mt. Agassiz – June 2

Sundays in the White Mountains are about finding that short hike.  We have a four hour drive home on Sundays so a shorter hike, gets us out of New Hampshire at a decent time to avoid globs of traffic from Amherst to Hartford.  Plus today, we had to outrun dangerous thunderstorms.

I’ve been eyeing this hike to Mt. Agassiz, since 1HappyHiker blogged about it.  This fit our Sunday hike criteria; close to the cottage, short hiking time and has a view.

Off we went to find the views.  We parked on the shoulder of Agassiz street and began the trek up the longest (.8 miles) and steepest driveway I have ever been on.

Two signs greeted us with the explanation of   the history of the mountain and to give responsibility to the hiker, not the property owner.

For a “hike” up a driveway, it was beautiful.  Shortly into the hike, there was  a view out.

Lady Slippers dotted one portion  of the driveway shoulder.  For me the real treat was discovering a yellow Lady Slipper, I haven’t found one in almost 30 years.

Looking off to the sides the forest was beautiful.

At .8 miles we reached the house and a directional sign pointed the way.

Very thankful the homeowner allows hikers to come up to enjoy the view.  Please if you venture here, be respectful of such a tranquil spot.

In case you were wondering what mountains were in the viewing area, my PeakFinder app was trying to be helpful.

This was a great little leg burner, that rewarded us with views from the summit and on the side of the driveway.  A huge thank you to 1HappyHiker for posting his hikes.  We have relied on his blog for many an adventure.

The Details: 1.6 miles out and back.  I think we were out for a little over an hour, we spent about 10 minutes snapping photos of the yellow Lady Slipper. This makes for a great little cardio workout and the views are stunning.