Home States Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire New York Vermont View All Lists Belknap Range NE 4,000 Footers NH 4,000 Footers Ossipee 10 Explanation of Ratings Links Search Trip Log About	Green Mountain Effingham, NH Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below. Heading up the High Watch Trail to the Green Mountain summit Route: High Watch Trail After skiing Loon on a cold, snowy morning, I decided to bypass my afternoon plans of skiing Wildcat (burrrr) and instead do a short hike. Despite the mostly cloudy forecast, I arrived at a sunny trailhead. Initially I had planned to snowshoe it, however I discovered the trail was broken out with heavy bareboot traffic, and thus went back to my truck and swapped my shoeshoes for Stablicers. Though there were moderate winds, there was still an abundance of snow in the trees, making for a really nice hike once I arrived in the evergreen woods. The hike itself gets progressively steep - starting off level, becoming more moderate in the evergreens, and then having a short steeper pitch near the top. The views of the Whites were obscured due to the snowstorm that had been hanging out since I was there this morning, however pretty much every other direction was clear. After taking in the scenary for a few minutes, the intense wind drove me back to the ground. Taking advantage of the cushion of the fluffy powder, I jogged half of the way back to the base. Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Easy Destination: Green Mountain Length: Moderate Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Hike Stats Date Hiked: Sunday, April 8, 2007 Hike Commenced: 2:33 PM Parking Elevation: 738' Destination: Green Mountain Ascent Commenced: 2:34 PM Summit Reached: 3:16 PM Time Elapsed: 00:42 Trailhead Elevation: 735' Summit Elevation: 1,907' Distance: 1.3 miles Vertical Gain: 1,182' Hike Ended: 3:55 PM Hike Time Elapsed: 01:21 Hike Distance: 2.6 miles Hike Vertical Gain: 1,205' High Watch Trail trailhead Looking northwest from the Green Mountain summit at Mount Chocorua in a snowstorm Directions to trailhead: Take Green Mountain Road from Route 25 to High Watch Road (there will be a small 'Fire Tower' sign). At the end of this road, there will be a class four road sign. The trailhead is shortly after this on the right. Back to Green Mountain Profile
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