Spectacular Autumn Views | Hiking New Hampshire Mt Israel & Rattlesnake

We were pleasantly shocked by the abundant fall foliage that greeted us when we drove about 90 minutes south to hike Mount Israel in the lakes region of New Hampshire. In our neck of the woods, the trees had all shed their leaves, leaving us in stick season.
Mount Israel is on the 52 with a view hiking list. A list curated by the Over the Hill Hikers in attempt to drive traffic away from the NH 4,000 footers. We love working our way through this list because it allows us to enjoy the beautiful New England forest and mountains we might not otherwise hike.
Mount Israel was 4.5 miles with 1,883 feet of elevation gain.
Since we don't spend a ton of our time down in this region of New Hampshire and we still had energy to spare, we decided to tack on Rattlesnake Mountain.
This mountain is not on the 52 with a view list but it is one that is famed for the best bang for your buck. And we totally agree. We were surprised to see that the foliage was not as spectacular here as it was on Mt Israel, but nevertheless the views made up for it.
We chose to hike Rattlesnake in a loop that was 2.3 miles with 955 feet of elevation which provided us with 2 different viewpoints of Squam lake.
Mt Israel and Rattlesnake combined was a total of 6.8 miles with 2,838 feet of climbing.
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[@cameronyeomans]

I love rattlesnake mtn, good choice!

[@WildandGrowing]

We loved it! Such a rewarding quick hike.

[@ervinslens]

Phenomenal presentation my friend, this looks and sounds amazing! 👏👏

[@WildandGrowing]

Thank you! We appreciate your support.

[@RhodySeth]

I definitely want to check out that area at some point.

[@WildandGrowing]

We highly recommend!