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Tucker Mountain
Hill, NH

Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below.
Open woods on the way up Tucker Mountain
Open woods on the way up Tucker Mountain

Route: Bushwhack

After spotting a ledge in an aerial photo, I put Tucker Mountain on my to do list. A little bit of research yielded no information about a trail, so I decided to attempt a bushwhack up from the north.

Starting from King Road, I had fairly smooth sailing through generally open woods all the way to the summit. After finding a quasi-cairn, I continued south to the ledge I had seen, from where there was a grown in view of Kearsage. In addition, without leaves yet, there were peaks at other places to the south and east. Also of note, I observed a stone wall just below the ledge, as well as a few random cairns. No sign of any active trail, though.


Hike Ratings
Getting To Trailhead: Moderate
Destination: Tucker Mountain
Length: Easy
Steepness: Moderate
Navigation: Difficult
Views: Moderate
Crowds: Minimal


Hike Stats
Date Hiked: Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Parking Elevation: 1,120'
Destination: Tucker Mountain
Time Elapsed: 00:18
Trailhead Elevation: 1,120'
Summit Elevation: 1,644'
Vertical Gain: 564'
Hike Time Elapsed: 00:51
Hike Vertical Gain: 604'


Looking at Mt. Kearsarge from the Tucker Mountain ledge - Click to enlarge
Looking at Mt. Kearsarge from the Tucker Mountain ledge

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