"My first time hiking up and skiing down a 4000 Footer. I hiked up with a friend, and to make things a little more interesting we decided to race back to the parking lot from the Tecumseh/Sosman Trail Junction, him via the Tecumseh Trail and me hiking over to the ski trails and skiing down. We got to the Waterville Valley ski area just after the lifts opened and set off along the Mt. Tecumseh Trail around 9:30am. The temperature was in the teens with no wind, although the skies were completely overcast. I was a little worried that the snow flurries we experienced at the beginning of the hike would obscure the views from the summit, as the wildfire smoke did the last time I hiked Tecumseh, but luckily it abated about half an hour in. The trail was nicely packed-down; we were able to comfortably wear spikes the entire way to the summit, although I did bring a pair of snowshoes. Along with those, I also had my skis, ski boots, and a helmet, making this easily the heaviest pack I had ever worn for a day hike. The weight of the pack slowed me down, especially on the unyielding uphill section after the lookout at the halfway point. After about a mile, the trail begins to level out at the ..." — JCalautti • Feb 6, 2026

"Hiked up Mt. Tecumseh from Tripoli Road today. Really nice dry trail the whole time. Not really that scenic; there are no rivers or waterfalls, but it was a nice pretty trail up an easy 4000 footer. The summit also isn't completely viewless, as there are some nice views of the Osceola Range, Mt. Tripyramid, and the Sandwich Range. Overall a fun and easy hike. Spent the night at Lafayette Place Campground in Franconia Notch." — elimihuta • Aug 27, 2025

"Solo hike for my 26th mt. From the Waterville Valley ski resort. Easy peasy! Lots of rocky steps. Rained some on the way up and poured on the way down! Misty and stormy at the top. No thunder. 10 people on the trail. " — lfrancois • Jul 25, 2025

"Nice day for a 4K. My friend needed this one so we did it together. What made it interesting for me was a different route. The first time I hiked it, we went up from Tripoli Road. This time it was the stair master from the ski area. Chilly at the top with some flurries. Steeper approach from the ski area. I’ll bet there were at least 2,000 steps in the hike. " — GreggC • Nov 2, 2024

"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

"My Adventure Buddy Adam and I started Hiking Mt. Tecumseh Up the Waterville Valley Trailhead around 11am/11:30am - got a late start. We were almost Up the Mountain Closer to the Summit and Adam had a Panic Attack about there not being enough light/time to make it up to the Summit and Down Before Dark. And how he doesn't Night Hike because of an Injury he Got on the Appalachian Trail and his Vision. I definitely feel Confident, I could have made it to the Summit and Enjoyed some Night Hiking Down with my Light I had. But we Hiked Back Down and Unfortunately did not make it to the Summit... :( " — Rclara9 • May 28, 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