Nate and I finally hiked again while we were up in New Hampshire last weekend (the last time was in Acadia National Park in May!)!! It is finally September, but the day we hiked was very hot, like soak through your t-shirt hot! But the views from the top of Red Hill were so worth it. The best part about the summit is that there is a fire tower that you are free to climb, and once you get to the top of that, you have 360 views of all the perfect lakes in the area!

You say Red Hill and you think, oh it’s just a hill! But it’s about 1,400 feet in elevation, so it’s actually a pretty decent trek. It took us an hour to hike up and we spent 25 minutes enjoying the views and the breeze at the top. Going down only took 40 minutes, so the trip in total took a little over 2 hours to complete. We forgot snacks, but I would recommend them if you’re going during the lunch hour like we did! We should have packed a picnic!

The fire tower stairs are STEEP!! When you’re ready to go down, go backwards. Less of a chance of breaking any bones, in my opinion. 😉

This was my 3rd time hiking Red Hill (once when I was little, once in college) and seriously, the views just get better. I’m pretty obsessed with lakes, if you haven’t noticed.

We’re planning to hike Blue Hills Reservation next month and Mount Misery in early November. Any other recs for good hiking in MA / NH? Let me know, please!!

-Stephanie