Fall Hike out to the Scaur in Waterville Valley
The scaur is an outlook with a great view of Waterville Valley.
Liberty and I decided to take a semi early morning walk out to check it out. We arrived at the Livermore Parking lot off Tropli Road about 9am. Lots of room for cars but there is a fee to park there if you don’t have a White Mountain Parking Pass. There are also restrooms at the parking lot if you need to use them.
| Date: | 9-24-2022 |
| Location: | Waterville Valley, NH |
| Distance: | 4.5 mi |
| Elevation Gain: | 658′ |
| Total Time: | 3 hr 7 min |
| Parking: | 2 0+ cars |
| Difficultly Rating: | Easy/Moderate |
We started out of the parking lot on to Livermore Road. This is a class 6 road that runs through part of the valley. There is a little bit of elevation but most of it is flat. We passed a few side trails and several cross-country ski trails that belong to the Waterville Valley XC network.
After about a mile we reached the Kettle Trail that would lead us to the Scaur. This trail starts out with a little elevation and some rooty footing. We continued to climb up and the elevation starts to get a little steeper. There are several large boulders along the trail, and as we climb we can see a wooded ledge as we approach the base of the Scaur.
We start to walk up some stone staircases built into the trail. We soon made it to the Scaur Trail Junction. This is spur about .2 miles long that leads to an open rock ledge (The Scaur) with fantastic views of the valley. The autumn colors are just starting to change on the leaves. Peak season will be in week or two. We stayed for a bit and took a few photos and enjoyed the view.
The trip back down was pretty much the same just in reverse. Both liberty and I enjoyed this short hike. The trail was well marked and in pretty good shape. We meet a number of friendly people and friendly dogs along the trail.
