Great train ride to the top of beautiful Mount Washington. Fall colors are beautiful around the station and in the drive to the station. It is best to buy tickets in advance. Regular train costs around 85, which I felt is a bit pricey, but the experience is worth it.
There are multiple ways to get to the top of Mount Washington. You can drive to the top, you can hike and obviously you can take the train. Train is a unique experience, but if you love hiking, this is one of the best places to do it.
The train ride to the top takes around 45 minutes. The guide was very informative. The views at the top are mind-blowing. We get an hour at the top to explore around. Return back ride is what I enjoyed the most with really nice views looking from top moving down.
The train is slow, and kids' excitement goes away after a few minutes of the start of the trip, but they were exited in the return journey for sure.
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Surreal experience! Highly recommend if you visit the White Mountains area. It is hard to believe that they open all year long, except holidays, even in the snowy conditions! We came here during the first snow of the season around Nov 10th. The drive to go up to the station during was a little challenge with wet snow conditions along the narrow roads leading up to the stations. Large parking lot in the area and a beautiful view! The ticketing station located on the lower level. Very friendly staff manning the ticketing station. During the winter, the train go for only about 15 minutes and they stop at some areas where you can do marshmallow roasting by the fire pit and they provide hot coffee. You have to buy the package if you want to do roasting by the fire pit. It cost an extra $12 that includes hotdogs and buns and marshmallow and some snacks. There is also a large souvenir shop nearby the ticketing section and large dining area where you can sit and enjoy the beautiful view by the windows overlooking mountains. Really great experience!
It was an AWESOME experience. It was smoky due to the Canadian fires, but the close views were still absolutely gorgeous! We saw a couple of hikers on the way to the summit. We had Tim giving us all the information on the way up and Fred on the way down from the summit. They were very funny and very informative. I'll be coming again next year!
We rode the cog steam train. It was pretty awesome! Great views, awesome tour guide and excellent brake man going down the very steep mountain. Views at the top, above the clouds were beautiful. Thankful for the observatory at the top. Small museum, store, concessions, restroom and post office!
It was a wonderful experience with great views all the way. Book the tickets in advance and select the three seats side, which has great views. There was one stretch that was too steep and a bit scary. Otherwise, the train ride was an enjoyable experience. The train doesn't go more than 5mph, so you don't feel the altitude difference until you see the mile marker. Big kudos to the track/brake men who carefully handle the train while entertaining the passengers as well. It will be good to have a bug spray, as the area around the rocks at the top has bugs and insects. You get to spend only an hour on top, which I think is way too little for the price you pay. But overall, we enjoyed the trip and glad that we made it!
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