Day Trip Series: Picture Diary of Hike at Mt. Agamenticus

Are you looking for a really quick hike near the seacoast? Mt. Agamenticus is a perfect family hike location.

Mt. Agamenticus, is in a region of nearly 30, 000 acres in the southern Maine towns of Eliot, Ogunquit, South Berwick, Wells and York.  It is a park reservation which is home to awesome wildlife (hawks love it here!) and unbelievable views of the Presidential Range on one side and the Atlantic ocean on the other.  On a clear day, you can see this mountain from Halibut State Park in Rockport, Mass  – across the ocean blue!

The mountain is a former ski slope and it’s just 692 feet, making it a GREAT FAMILY hike! 

The entrance is well marked.

You can park at the trail head and choose a few ways to go up.

We chose the Ring Trail – ending with the Blueberry Bluff Trail. 

TIP: You most definitely can DRIVE UP and enjoy this vista with the hike.

This is relatively easy on the hiking scale, but obstacles abound.  Rocks, slippery leaves and the like are in your way much of the time. 

These wonderful trails are beautiful.  The singing birds of Spring really made it enjoyable!

Blueberry Bluff Trail.  We are nearly at the top!

TIP: The top of the mountain is filled with cell towers.  It does look a little bit cluttered, but once you see the view, it doesn’t matter!

Each trail is WELL marked – blazes direct you every step of the way!

Nearly at the TOP!  You can get a taste of the view now!

WE MADE IT! It takes UNDER an hour to do this hike!

This mountain is great for pre-teens.  They pretty much did the whole hike solo and with LITTLE TO NO prodding from mom!

This view is with the ocean in the background.  One clear days you can see Casco Bay, Rockport, and Isle of Shoals

Always a party when you get to the TOP!

In the warmer months this educational lodge is open to the public – we hope to get there one day when it’s open and check it out!