*Ore Hill (Warren) - Sentinel Mountain: 11/21/2015

Ore Hill - Sentinel Mountain

Location: Warren, New Hampshire
Mileage: 6.55 Miles
Elevation Gain: 1345 Feet
Trails Used: Ore Hill Trail, Appalachian Trail, Bushwhack
Views: None from Actual Summit, Several Ledges with 180 Degree Views
Difficulty: Moderate
Hiking Lists: None

I had a short section of the Appalachian Trail left to do, and then I would have from the New Hampshire border to Mount Wolf done. Today would be a good time as any to chip away at this section. It was going to be a nice day for a hike; cool temperatures with no rain or snow forecasted and sunny to boot. Fall is definitely the perfect time to hike. Putting on my blaze orange, I headed across the street and headed up the trail.

The start of the Ore Hill Trail/Appalachian Trail off of Route 25C. I parked across the road from the trailhead and then headed up the trail.

Hiking up the Ore Hill Trail/Appalachian Trail through open woods as I near the summit area of Ore Hill.

The summit of Ore Hill elevation 1854 feet), which is slightly off of the Ore Hill Trail/Appalachian Trail.

The Ore Hill Trail/Appalachian Trail continues along this section of an old woods road.

After a few wet sections of the Ore Hill Trail/Appalachian Trail, you pass alongside this beaver pond area.

I hit the height of land before the Ore Hill Shelter and began the roughly 1 mile bushwhack towards the summit of Sentinel Mountain through open woods.

The pill bottle register on the summit of Sentinel Mountain (elevation: 2180 feet).

Open woods as I head back down towards the Ore Hill Trail/Appalachian Trail.

Eventually I made my way down to an old logging road turned into forest service road and used it to make my way towards the Ore Hill Trail/Appalachian Trail.

Unfortunately, I did not do all of the roughly 5 miles I needed to do between Route 25A and 25C so there is a small section I need to do from the Ore Hill campsite, Cape Moonshine Road and towards Route 25A (or vice versa). Finding the old Ore Hill mine area was a neat find but I do believe it is still technically off limits, per the Forest Service. Where I came out of the woods, there was no signs for no trespassing, so I didn't linger. Otherwise, a quick walk in the woods on a nice fall day.

Note: access to the Ore Hill Mine area is strictly forbidden so do not attempt to access the area.