Distance: 1.5 Miles, but options for longer
Difficulty: Easy side of moderate
Blue Job Mountain is located on First Crown Point Road in Farmington, NH near the Strafford town line. This is a popular short hike that leads to a fire tower and beautiful views. This hike and fire tower is part of the New Hampshire Fire Tower Quest Program.
The day we visited the parking lot was full and we had to park on the side of the road. From the parking lot there is a kiosk with trail information.
There are a few different trails. We went right to go straight to the fire tower. If you go left you can also loop around to the fire tower, it’s just a little longer hike.
The trail starts by walking through the woods and across a private driveway. Then the trail is a steady incline up until you get to the fire tower.
It is only .4 miles to the top, but due to the steady incline it is not an easy .4 miles. Once you reach the fire tower there are not any views from the bottom, as the trees are too tall. After climbing to the top of the tower you get a beautiful 360 degree view.
From here you can hike to Little Blue Job Mountain, but we chose to finish the loop and head back to the car. The second part of the loop down was just as steep as the first part. I would recommend hiking boots, not sneakers. We hiked a total of 1.5 miles. The trail was easy to navigate. Due to the incline of the trail and the short distance I would say difficulty is easy side of moderate.
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