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	Red Hill Moultonborough, NH Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below. Looking up the Red Hill Trail Route: Red Hill Trail While the day had been mostly sunny, things looked to be clouding up as the afternoon progressed. Nonetheless, I decided to attempt a sunset hike. After having hiked in some rather cold weather in previous days, it was interesting to hike in near-above freezing weather. The Red Hill Trail had a firm base of frozen granular with a half an inch to an inch of powder on top - perfect for Microspikes! Though there were lots of clouds to the west, I did get some nice glimpses of orange glow around snow flurries and the setting sun - unfortunately, I wasn't quite positioned to snap any shots. Nonetheless, I was able to get some decent colors considering - the muted pinks and purples above the Ossipee Range were particularly nice later in the display. Thanks to the snow cover and my knowledge of the trail, I was able to make it back to the parking lot without needing a headlamp. Not a bad after work hike! Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Easy Destination: Red Hill Length: Moderate Steepness: Moderate Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Hike Stats Date Hiked: Monday, January 5, 2009 Hike Commenced: 3:36 PM Parking Elevation: 635' Destination: Red Hill Ascent Commenced: 3:36 PM Summit Reached: 4:13 PM Time Elapsed: 00:37 Trailhead Elevation: 640' Summit Elevation: 2,033' Distance: 1.7 miles Vertical Gain: 1,398' Hike Ended: 5:07 PM Hike Time Elapsed: 01:31 Hike Distance: 3.4 miles Hike Vertical Gain: 1,408' Red Hill Trail trailhead Looking between the Sandwich Range and Ossipee Range from the Red Hill fire tower Sunset colors as seen from the Red Hill fire tower Directions to trailhead: Take Red Hill Road (also signed as Sawmill Road in some places) north from Route 25 near Center Harbor. Parking area and trailhead are on the right shortly after passing Sibley Road on the left. Back to Red Hill Profile
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