Mine Hill Fire Tower – Auburn, NH
| Date: | 1-19-2025 |
| Location: | Auburn, NH |
| Distance: | 1.32 mi |
| Elevation Gain: | 297′ |
| Total Time: | 0 hr 40 min |
| Parking: | 5+ cars |
This was the second fire tower location I visited this day. It was not far from my house and not a long walk. I’ve never hiked this side of the lake before so I thought I would give it a try.
I parked along a pull off across from fire road 42. From here I was able to follow this road up. Not far from the car there is a large open field you have to walk through.
It then continues to climb for a bit through the forest. This road is all on Manchester Water Works Property. About halfway up the trail it starts to climb a little steeper.
Towards the top there is an old mossy staircase that was cool. At the top it starts to level off a bit. You can see a house but as long as you stay on the trail you are not on private property.
I could soon see the foot print of the fire tower. I took a few pictures of the site from different angles. Since all the leaves were down there were nice views of the water below.
I then started to make my way back down. The trip back went pretty quick. The total milage was just over a mile. So this was a pretty quick side trip.
This is a picture of the fire tower when it was standing.
