Home States  Connecticut  Maine  Massachusetts  New Hampshire  New York  Rhode Island  Vermont  View All Lists  NE 4,000 Footers  NE 100 Highest  NH 4,000 Footers  NH 52 With A View  NH Belknap Range  NH Ossipee 10 Explanation of Ratings Links Ossipee Mountains Notice Search Trail Conditions Trip Log About	Big Ball Mountain Tuftonboro, NH Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below. The Banana Trail near the summit of Big Ball Mountain Route: Mt. Shaw Trail, Tate Mountain Trail, Banana Trail, (Big Ball Mountain), Banana Trail, Tate Mountain Trail, Mt. Shaw Trail The weather forecast was calling for a chance of the apocalypse, so I decided to do a lower-elevation, local hike. Jogging the intial portions of the Mt. Shaw and Tate Mountain trails, I switched to walking as I reached wet/slippery ledge areas. After struggling down a slippery scramble, I soon reached the summit, where I was in the fog. The bugs weren't overly bad. The blueberries seemed to be pretty well picked over. Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Easy Destination: Big Ball Mountain Length: Moderate Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Easy Views: Minimal (due to weather) Crowds: Minimal Hike Stats Date Hiked: Saturday, July 24, 2010 Hike Commenced: 8:04 AM Parking Elevation: 670' Destination: Big Ball Mountain Ascent Commenced: 8:04 AM Summit Reached: 8:48 AM Time Elapsed: 00:44 Trailhead Elevation: 675' Summit Elevation: 2,060' Distance: 1.7 miles Vertical Gain: 1,455' Hike Ended: 9:50 AM Hike Time Elapsed: 01:46 Hike Distance: 3.4 miles Hike Vertical Gain: 1,530' The Mt. Shaw Trail trailhead The gorge next to the Mt. Shaw Trail Fog as seen from Big Ball Mountain Directions to trailhead: Take 171 southeast from Route 25, past Castle in the Clouds. Shortly after crossing the Tuftonboro town line, there is a bridge/brook crossing. Immediately after this, there is an informal parking lot on the left (maybe 4 cars). The unmarked trail starts at the back of this lot. Back to Big Ball Mountain Profile
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