Mount Tecumseh

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

Mount Tecumseh Trail (from Waterville Valley)

119 summits • 6.0 mi • 2,289 ft gain • 3 hr 12 min • Class 1

Mount Tecumseh Trail (from Tripoli Road)

23 summits • 5.3 mi • 2,235 ft gain • 3 hr 53 min

Mount Tecumseh 4.9 mi route

1 summit • 4.9 mi • 2,135 ft gain • 3 hr 50 min

Mount Tecumseh 5.8 mi route

1 summit • 5.8 mi • 2,334 ft gain • 4 hr 2 min

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"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

"It has been awhile since I combined both of these hikes into a day. But I needed them for my Grid and didn't have much time. This was my last hike in October in NH. Tecumseh was quick. Same with the Osceola's. Didn't feel to bad after hiking the Osceola's. Picked up 3 peaks today. " — newenglandwarrior • Oct 5, 2018

"Solo. 6/48. With a promise of thunderstorms in the forecast, I decided on this last minute so I wouldn’t be too exposed to slides or difficult scrambles, or exposed on a summit. Kim left this morning, so I got up early & headed out with a hope of beating possible crowds as well as beating possible awful weather. I started on trail around 0815 with a few other cars in the lot & bright sunshine with moderate temperatures. This hike was beautiful! Very well cared for short and somewhat steep trail with a lot of lovely natural stone steps. A LOT of them! I made good time and passed a few folks on the way up. At the summit there was one other solo woman and we talked about hiking while a curious and clearly hand-fed small red squirrel scurried around us, begging. I offered him some of my summit beer but he didn’t seem interested, lol. After a little while more folks started showing up, the highlight being two exhausted looking young men who were doing an unsupported trek of all 48 Whites in a week. One of them was wearing a flamingo print button up & introduced himself as Andrew Soars, “like the eagle, not the thing you gotta put cream on, people don’t shake your hand if they think it’s..." — kellieirene • Aug 26, 2018

"I already had Tecumseh for Feb. This hike was about meeting people. Or a person in this case. Met up with Juel and hiked up Tecumseh. She wanted to start early. At 6:30am. We made quick work of it, finishing up before 9 am. " — newenglandwarrior • Feb 27, 2018

"We hiked up the Tecumseh Trail from parking lot #1. From the peak we took the Sosman Trail to the ski slopes. Descended the slopes via the gravel road for a bit then came down the Easier Way Down and crossed over to the lighter slopes back to the parking lot. " — Amero4k • Oct 22, 2017

"Amazing afternoon hike on Tecumseh....quite a bit of clouds, with some snow here and there and occasionally sunshine. The trail was pretty well packed with 3-4 inches of fresh snow. We switched to snow shoes early on to keep the trail well packed and due to sticky snow. " — shay-shay • Jan 19, 2017

"I took Kali with me on this one. We left the trail head at 11:30 am. It was a beautiful day, but a bit warmer than I expected. The beginning of the trail was fairly easy with some ups and downs and flats, then after the first overlook, it went to moderate for what seemed like a long time. The woods were beautiful though, and that made it worth the many long "staircases". We stayed on the Mt. Tecumseh Trail at the first split with the Sosman Trail. At the second split of the trail, I chose the left trail up with the blue blaze and then the other one down, with the yellow, which I think must have been Mt. Tecumseh Trail. Once we neared the summit, on the left trail, there were some large rocks and very interesting footing through a steep section. It was cool looking and I actually enjoyed it even though I was tired. I had expected to find almost no views at the summit from what I had heard and read about it, but I was pleasantly surprised to find some pretty nice views from the little ledges by the cairn. We stopped and had lunch on those ledges and snapped a couple of pictures. We met several other hikers, including one guy with a dog. All in all, it was a fun hike and #44 for ..." — Hufflepuff • Sep 20, 2016

"Day after the Hancocks, and a bit muggier. We gleaned some information and stories from a volunteer trail caretaker. He was busy removing downed trees from the path and adding another flight to the rock "stairmaster" that blankets much of the upper half of the trail. Warning: due to the twists of the trail and the sparseness of the foliage, there aren't many private places to call a restroom..." — gooner • Aug 20, 2016

"Hiked Waumbek and Hale the day before. Had some pain in my foot, but set out nonetheless. About .5 miles in, I stepped and felt pain and heard/felt a snap in my foot. I had fractured two metatarsal bones, resulting in a one-legged hop back to the car and subsequent drive to the hospital to confirm the injury. UGH!" — ne4kclimber • Aug 10, 2016

"Busy Father's Day on the trail today, which was to be expected with the weather being so beautiful. Only lingered on the summit for a single beer since I was sharing the view with 25 people and 3 dogs. Easy straightforward hike. " — LGH-Tom • Jun 19, 2016

"Trip to bring the children up their first 4000'er, and a great day to do it. At the summit, the patches of sun and dry weather changed to cold wind and snow squalls: something to remember the shortest 4000'er by. " — hiking4000 • May 15, 2016

"I got up to the Waterville area wayyy earlier than I needed to. I was meeting up with my friend Alton and her friend Dan to hike the Arrow Slide up the Hancocks, but that wasn't until 11:30...it was 8:30. As I was driving past exit 31, I said "Screw it, I'll go run Tecumseh." I started up the Tripoli end of the Mt. Tecumseh trail at a brisk jog and kept that pace up all the way through the dreary, misty, wet trail until it got too steep to run. From there, it was pretty slick due to the mist that was freezing on EVERYTHING. Of course, I left my spikes in the car, so it was a mixture of sliding and hoping to God that I stayed upright the rest of the way. I made it quickly, in under an hour, looked at the inside of a cloud, and then headed back down." — npweeks • Nov 22, 2015

"Solo hiked to bag a peak for the Flags on the 48. Beautiful sunny day. Started out from the parking lot at the ski valley, spent a few hours at the summit (very busy) and went down the trail to Tripoli Rd. Walked Tripoli Rd to the ski entrance road for a very long loop hike. 12.1 miles total. Do not recommend for a loop hike, road walk gets old very fast." — Paddleout • Sep 12, 2015

"First time climbing Big-T. I decided to start from the Waterville Ski Area parking lot rather than Tripoli because I wasn't feeling an out-and-back. The trail is nice, but pretty unexciting. I got a nice view from the top, with low clouds and a strange light." — npweeks • Aug 15, 2015

"Trails were incredibly icy. Didn't have cramp-ons (wasn't anticipating that the trails would be completely covered in snow/ice most of the way up). A fun hike, but took a few tumbles on the way up and back." — christine.delong • May 10, 2014

"Climbed some treacherous icy trails without crampons (never again) and ski-hiked our way back down the Waterville Valley ski area. A few falls, and a few views. All in all a great start to the 2014 hiking season." — nickwheeler • May 10, 2014

"cloudy day pretty hot and humid. traverse this mountain. went from ski area parking lot down the road around onto Tripoli road then hiked approx 2.5 miles or so up that road to trail head. then up and over the mountain and back to the ski area lot." — bahfbagger • Jul 20, 2013

"Trying to beat thunderstorms on this one, opted to not climb Mt Washington for the Seek the Peak due to bad weather. Cary and Abi joined me for this trip and as always I enjoyed their company." — rogerikonen • Jul 20, 2013

"Hiked up this morning solo, before work. Wasn't sure i could fit it into my day but I figured I'd try! Started at around 9 am from the Waterville Valley ski area and went up the Tecumseh trail. Wore snow shoes for the entire hike. Lot's of new snow after the latest. The incline isn't too steep but it just seems endless. Just when you think youre at the top, you're not! Broke trail the whole way except for when I ran into two back country snowboarders but they actually made the trail more difficult to hike. Cold and cloudy day. Temp about 20 degrees. Views from the lookout on the ski trail but nothing from the summit. Ran into one other hiker on the way down. She thanked me for packing the trail as she was just in boots. Great day but I'm kicked! Made it to work on time too! Winter 4,000 footer number 5." — Selrahc2nd • Feb 25, 2013

"Wow...day after Thankgiving and it was 50 degrees on the summit at 9:30 am. There was no wind to speak of and very clear views. Great morning to spend some time on the summit and take it all in. " — earth2marty • Nov 23, 2012