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The Ore Hill Trail is the name given to a short section of the Appalachian Trail in western New Hampshire near Warren. It passes over a couple of wooded ridges and contains a leanto.
Distance: About 3.0 miles one-way
Elevation gain: About 800 feet Northbound, about 700 feet Southbound
Maps:
USGS Warren
AMC Moosilauke-Kinsman
Location: White Mountains Region
NH 2003-2004 map I-5
DeLorme NHA&G 38-A/B5 - Wentworth/Piermont/Warren
The trail is located NW of Plymouth, off NH Route 25-C
South Trailhead: Cape Moonshine Road about 2.2 miles N of NH Route 25-A near Wentworth, elevation about 1430 feet
43.916°N, 71.965°W (WGS84)
There is no parking lot and the road is not very wide here
This point can be reached by following NH Route 25 W from Exit 26 off I-93 for about 16 miles, just beyond Wentworth village turn L on NH Route 25-A. Take NH Route 25-A 2.8 miles and turn R on Cape Moonshine Road, go 2.2 miles and watch for blazes and trail signs at the edge of the road.
North Trailhead: NH Route 25-C about 3.7 miles W of NH Route 25 in Warren, elevation about 1570 feet
43.9537°N, 71.9458°W (WGS84)
The trail leads into the woods on the S side of the road, at the W edge of the powerlines, but roadside parking is better farther E
This point can be reached by following NH Route 25 W from Exit 26 off I-93 for about 20 miles, at Warren village turn L on NH Route 25-C and go 3.7 miles to the powerline.
Owner: U.S.Forest Service/ National Park Service/ state
Maintainer: Dartmouth Outing Club
Special regulations: No vehicles
The Ore Hill Trail leaves Cape Moonshine Road opposite the Atwell Hill Trail and crosses a level section of mud before ascending through a softwood forest to a junction about half a mile in where a side path leads R .1 miles to Ore Hill shelter. The main trail goes L and continues to ascend over the W shoulder of Sentinel Hill before descending to a col and crossing two old woods roads. The trail then climbs past an old beaver pond to a high spot, then crosses a gully and follows a narrow ridge briefly uphill. The E peak of Ore Hill is less than 50 yards ahead in the woods when the trail turns R and descends moderately to NH Route 25-C at the W edge of the power lines at 3.0 miles. The Appalachian Trail turns R on the road to cross the power lines, then follows the Wachipauka Pond Trail into the woods on the other side of the road.
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Map Notes:
The USGS 1:100,000 map labels the old location of the trail as "Appalachian National Scenic Trail" but also shows the new trail passing near Ore Hill
Terraserver live map (1:100,000)
All trails lead to Rome
Ore Hill Shelter
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