Region
Highlights
- At 4,003 ft, Tecumseh is the lowest of the New Hampshire 4000 Footers.
- Considered one of the easiest 4000 Footers. Trails up Tecumseh are the Mount Tecumseh Trail, Sosman Trail, and Waterville Valley Ski Slopes.
- Mt. Tecumseh is named after the Shawnee leader Tecumseh, who formed a large confederacy which allied with the British during the War of 1812. He was killed by the Americans in 1813.
Routes
119 summits • 6.0 mi • 2,289 ft gain • 3 hr 18 min • Class 1
24 summits • 5.3 mi • 2,235 ft gain • 3 hr 44 min
23 summits • 5.8 mi • 2,085 ft gain • 4 hr 11 min
3 summits • 5.8 mi • 2,334 ft gain • 4 hr 4 min
3 summits • 6.1 mi • 2,221 ft gain • 4 hr 11 min
2 summits • 4.9 mi • 2,135 ft gain • 3 hr 50 min
2 summits • 5.8 mi • 2,375 ft gain • 5 hr 44 min
Latest summits
"Pretty cold day in the mountains. About 10 degrees at the summit, but very sharp views despite cloudy conditions. About 15 deg in the parking lot. Snowshoes door to door. Trail in excellent, packed conditions." — Alohabuffy • Jan 19, 2024
"Began just before 9am from the Livermore Trailhead (South) parking lot. The 0.8 mile hike to the Mount Tecumseh trailhead took roughly 20 minutes. About halfway up the trail there was a view point that overlooked a ski trail. Because of the Canadian wildfire haze, you could barely see the Tripyramids and Sandwich Range in the background. Immediately after the view point the trail became steep stairs for almost the entire rest of the ascent. The trail leveled out on a ridge before one last steep ascent near the summit which I reached just before noon. The summit had a small clearing in the trees looking southeast, but because of the haze you could only just make out the ski trails of Waterville Valley. My descent took those ski trails straight down. At one point the dirt auto path gave way to a field of tall grass through which I rock-hopped to try to avoid picking up ticks. The descent was very quick (taking only 2 hours) and I arrived back at the Livermore Trailhead around 2:15pm." — JCalautti • Jul 1, 2023
"Cold day (negative temperatures), but lack of wind helped. Began at the Waterville Valley Ski Resort parking lot. Trail was pretty packed down, no snowshoes needed. We decided to use microspikes to get a little more traction. Gradual climb for 1.2 miles until you get to a lookout alongside the ski slope. Next was a steep mile to a short flat area before a small climb to the summit, where there were great views of the nearby ranges, especially of Mt. Washington in the background. A few chickadees joined us on the summit. Easy trek back down in the snow. Overall, climbed 2,360 ft in 3 hours over 4.85 miles. " — gregoryskiba • Feb 25, 2023
"Molly and I had a late start on this mountain. We headed up around 11:30 or so from the ski slopes. We slowly made our way up to the summit. Due to how late it was, we didn't stay long despite the beautiful day. I needed to use the restrooms, so I darted down the trail back to the parking lot. " — newenglandwarrior • Feb 12, 2023
"An Osceola and Tecumseh kind of day. I needed all 3 for my May Grid. Tripolii Rd was open and I headed up Osecola from that side. I made quick time and tagged the summit. Overcast day. I then headed over to East Osceola and tagged that summit. On the return, I went up the chimney. I also saw the butt end of a snowshoe hare before the Osceola summit. I quickly reached my car on the descent. For Tecumseh, I went up the back side. It is longer but more mellow. I got to use my silky saw for the first time and delimbed a blowdown on the ascent. I tagged the summit and came back down. " — newenglandwarrior • May 26, 2022
"After hiking up the Kinsmans in the morning, I drove over to hike Tecumseh next. There was a part in the skiing parking lot. Someone became the first Grid finisher over age 75. Hiked up Tecumseh and came back down. It took me awhile to get up the mountain since i was feeling it from the morning. Stopped at the Dam Brewhouse in Campton on the drive out to pick up a Brew and View. 5 miles" — newenglandwarrior • Jul 24, 2021
"Molly and I both needed Tecumseh. We came up the Tripolii Rd side and went over West Tecumseh before hitting the peak. On the way out, we were hit by a good rain storm. I closed out my June Grid today. 6.2 miles." — newenglandwarrior • Jun 19, 2021
"Not great weather, but ok. Around 30 deg., snowed all the way up. Howling wind at the summit, blowing ice pellets out of trees at you. Zero visibility at summit. Stopped snowing soon after we started descending. Super busy on the trail today. Saw close to 90 hikers. " — Alohabuffy • Jan 17, 2021
"Flags on the 48s day. Lots of people on the the trail from Tripoli Rd heading up the North Tecumseh trail. Very crowded summit, but the weather was perfect for a hike. First time up Tecumseh via the North trail." — Alohabuffy • Sep 12, 2020
"Just getting around to logging some of our climbs. This one was the last of a 3 day weekend in the area and was a nice quick run up the mountain before heading home. We chose the Tripoli RD TH - a little longer but we heard it was a great trail ... and it was. Its a nice hike up that is steep in a few places and gentle in others - with a few col drops in between. Quick little hike." — deb-and-rob • Jun 23, 2019