Elevation gain: 650 feet
Trails used: Eagle Mountain Path.
Highlight(s): slight views from several ledges below the summit of Eagle Mountain.
Highlight(s): slight views from several ledges below the summit of Eagle Mountain.
Desi and I wanted to go to the Settlers Green Outlets up in Conway, New Hampshire to get a jump start on our Christmas shopping so we decided to do a quick hike first. We knew it was going to be a cold day with somewhat obscured views due to the weather forecast calling for snow showers in the area. I remember reading the trail was somewhat difficult to follow but looking at the map, it seemed to follow the ridge to the summit so it shouldn't be too bad of a hike. We parked behind the Eagle Mountain House and started the hike.
Eagle Mountain is located in Jackson, New Hampshire. The path starts in the upper parking area of the Eagle Mountain House and is a pleasant woods walk with only one steeper section towards the summit area. The Eagle Mountain Path goes to the wooded summit of Eagle Mountain, although you can get views from several ledges on the way to the summit.
Desi starting out at the beginning of the Eagle Mountain Path. There is this small sign to guide you as you walk along an old woods road.
You turn right about 200 feet in and head up the ridge towards the summit. There are no blazes (that we could see) so it was a bit difficult to maintain a good pace without having to stop and see where the trail possibly went.
Its starting to get steeper as we climb towards the summit of Eagle Mountain. With the mixture of leaves still visible and snow on the ground, the footing was a bit rough.
The views from a ledge just below the summit of Eagle Mountain looking towards Thorn Mountain and Kearsarge North, behind it to the left.
The Attitash Ski Area getting swallowed by an approaching snow squall.
The summit of Eagle Mountain (elevation: 1613 feet). There is a bump to the north that could be debatable as far as being higher so we hit that one too as there was a red flagged trail heading in that direction.
We took our time going down the steep section and once down, it was a quick hike back out to the car and off for some shopping therapy.
Winter is well on its way, and its only a matter of time before the snowshoes have to come out of hibernation. While we didn't get any of the white stuff during this hike, it certainly was cold enough for it.
A nice little hike with semi views from some ledges around the summit. If you want a quick little hike with the kids, or after another hike in the area, this one fits the bill. Other than a little steep spot towards the summit, it was easy woods walking.
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