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	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 Though the forecast wasn't looking great, the skies were clearing. Thus, I opted to do a somewhat quick local hike. While there was only about an inch or two of new wet granular at the base, I decided to don my snowshoes. This proved to be a good decision, as the snow was closer to 5" deep up higher (in addition to the consolidated base under it). Taking off my snowshoes to climb the tower, I postholed a foot deep. With the steps quite icy, I only climbed up four flights of stairs - just enough to get some hazy views of the Ossipee Mountains. I tried to pack out the trail a bit more on the descent, and ended up back at the parking area around sunset. Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Easy Destination: Green Mountain Length: Moderate Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Hike Stats Date Hiked: Friday, February 26, 2010 Hike Commenced: 3:51 PM Parking Elevation: 738' Destination: Green Mountain Ascent Commenced: 3:53 PM Summit Reached: 4:33 PM Time Elapsed: 00:40 Trailhead Elevation: 735' Summit Elevation: 1,907' Distance: 1.3 miles Vertical Gain: 1,182' Hike Ended: 5:22 PM Hike Time Elapsed: 01:31 Hike Distance: 2.6 miles Hike Vertical Gain: 1,205' High Watch Trail trailhead Looking at Mt. Shaw from the Green Mountain summit tower 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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