Home States Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire New York Vermont Lists Belknap Range NE 4,000 Footers NH 4,000 Footers Ossipee 10 Explanation of Ratings Links Search Trip Log About	Great Hill Tamworth, NH Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below. Looking up the trail to Great Hill With a lunar eclipse and mostly clear skies, I had to get out. Arriving at the Great Hill parking lot, I was somewhat surprised to see no one else was there - I figured the place could be quasi-mobbed on a night like this. I ended up doing the second half of the hike without my headlamp, as the remaining moonlight was more than enough to illuminate the trail. Since the trail is groomed regularly, I was able to bareboot the entire hike. Arriving at the summit tower, I could see that there was still a bit more to go before the moon was going to be covered. The lights at Cranmore were particularly neat to look at, as it looked like a set of random lights leading into the sky. I hung out in the fire tower for about 45 minutes with my camera set up on a clamp. While it would have been nice have witnessed the entire eclipse, the winds started to pick up a bit and I was getting cold (and impatient). Nonetheless, it was a nice thing to witness. Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Easy Destination: Great Hill Length: Easy Steepness: Easy Navigation: Moderate Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Hike Stats Date Hiked: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 Hike Commenced: 9:25 PM Parking Elevation: 1,020' Destination: Great Hill Ascent Commenced: 9:26 PM Summit Reached: 9:37 PM Time Elapsed: 00:11 Trailhead Elevation: 1,025' Summit Elevation: 1,270' Vertical Gain: 250' Hike Ended: 10:35 PM Hike Time Elapsed: 01:10 Hike Vertical Gain: 260' Trailhead to Great Hill summit The lunar eclipse as seen from the Great Hill fire tower The lunar eclipse as seen from the Great Hill fire tower Directions to trailhead: Take Great Hill Road from Tamworth Village. Parking area a few miles up once road turns to dirt. Trail to firetower starts at orange gate on uphill side of parking area. Back to Great Hill Profile
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