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Highlights
- North Trypyramid is a NH 4000-footer and one of 3 peaks that comprise Mount Trypyramid near Waterville, New Hampshire.
- The north face has a long, steep, prominent rock slide known as the North Slide.
- Often climbed in combination with Middle Tripyramid , another official 4000-footer on the AMC list.
- Usually climbed in a loop from north-to-south since climbing up the North Slide is easier than going down.
Routes
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37 summits • 10.9 mi • 3,002 ft gain • 6 hr 6 min
27 summits • 12.4 mi • 2,823 ft gain • 7 hr 14 min
1 summit • 10.5 mi • 2,938 ft gain • 6 hr 36 min
1 summit • 11.6 mi • 2,889 ft gain • 7 hr 6 min
1 summit • 12.3 mi • 2,648 ft gain • 7 hr 59 min
1 summit • 12.6 mi • 2,202 ft gain • 8 hr 12 min
1 summit • 9.8 mi • 3,358 ft gain • 4 hr 52 min
Latest summits
"A hike for Molly's Grid. We did an out and back via Pine Bend Brook Tr. Soft snow conditions down low, firm snow conditions higher up. We wore snowshoes for most of the hike. Overcast day today but we were just below the cloud cover to be able to see the valleys. Saw Denise and Lynn today as they passed by us. " — newenglandwarrior • Feb 11, 2024
"Lots of snow on the trail. No blazes. I was able to follow other hikers' foot prints until 1 mile from north peak then lost the trail. I climbed up an icy creek the rest of the way which was quite a challenge! I got to slide down the creek on the descent which was a lot of fun. " — HikingMomMC • Dec 15, 2023
"Good crisp day with plenty of sunshine. Low 20s at the summits. First time hitting Scaur Peak just off the Pine Bend trail. A bit of a bushwhack as snow had obscured any herd path. Knock another off the NH Hundred Highest list." — Alohabuffy • Nov 12, 2023
"Claiming the Tri's for my current loop and a Calendar Day. I headed up the Livermore Tr because I was concerned about water crossings. Livermore Tr to Scar Ridge Tr to Pine Bend Brook Tr. An out and back kind of hike. " — newenglandwarrior • Aug 31, 2023
"Molly and I teamed up with Denise, Lynn, and Dan to hike the Tripyramids today. We went up Pine Bend Brook Tr. We encountered ice at higher elevations. Windy day today but mostly clear. We saw smoke on the way back down. A gain of 2 for my Grid today. " — newenglandwarrior • May 7, 2022
"A hike with Molly to help her with her Grid. We went up Livermore Tr and Scaur Ridge Tr to take on North Tripyramid. This allowed us to dodge any river crossings from yesterday's rain. We did an out and back on both Tripyramid peaks. I hit my 100th 4000 footer for the year. Nice day today. " — newenglandwarrior • Sep 25, 2021
"A Tripyramid loop day. Sarah, Katie, Molly, and I started up from the Livermore Tr and went up the north slide. This was my second time on the slide. Lots of fun and steep. Beautiful day for it. We made our way up North, then over to Middle Tripyramid. Molly finished her July grid on Middle. We then went over South Tri and down the slide, then out. A great day outside. " — newenglandwarrior • Jul 31, 2021
"An out and back on the Tripyramids. We were avoiding river crossings after the massive rain fall on Xmas day. So we went in from the Waterville Valley side via Scar Ridge Tr. I have never gone this way in the winter and it was a nice change of scenery. I needed both of these peaks for my Grid." — newenglandwarrior • Dec 28, 2020
"A fantastic day to do the loop of the three Tripyramids ascending via the North Slide and descending the South Slide. Great views including peaks we’ve done and the many on our to-do list for next trip(?). We got to witness two fighter jets playing in the sky most of the day and dropping marker flares. Ed finished his 2nd round of the 48 on the Middle peak, Tom reached #21 of the 48 and I got a peak(south Tri) on the Trailwrights list plus two more trails( North Slide and South Slide ) towards the Terrifying 25 patch. " — Nimblefoot • Oct 22, 2020
"Solo. 16&17/48. Started out on the side of the Kanc around 0730. My car said it was 39°. The Pine Bend Brook Trail started out nicely, flat and unassuming, mostly dirt with some sections that are likely boggy when it’s wet out. Lots of small stream crossings, but it’s been very dry and I had no issue with stream crossing until the very last one of the day (of course).
After about 2 miles of hiking, the boulders started cropping up and after that it was a long haul up large boulder fields, I allowed another solo female hiker to pass me here. Following a sharp left at the top of the worst of it, the trail became a trail again, with some nice sections of soft dirt and flat land here and there. Another hard push and I was ... staring at some rocks. I figured this was the summit of North Tripyramid (4.68mi, 2888’ of gain, @ 2hrs31mins). The weather held at a nice mid 60’s temperature with hazy sunlight. I stopped to stretch my legs and then crab walked down the steeper rocky sections and continued on to Middle Tripyramid.
Not much to see here either, but a little something through the trees. (Now at 5.45mi, 3156’ of gain, @ 3hrs12mins). I sat around with some angry flies bu..." — kellieirene • Sep 15, 2020
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