Region
Most climbed route
Highlights
- A sub-peak on Franconia Ridge. Usually summited en route to higher Mt Lincoln and Mt Lafayette
Routes
7 climbs • 6.7 mi • 2,700 ft gain • 5 hr 53 min
5 climbs • 8.0 mi • 3,707 ft gain • 7 hr 45 min
3 climbs • 13.1 mi • 5,455 ft gain • 10 hr 13 min
3 climbs • 7.8 mi • 3,654 ft gain • 6 hr 39 min
2 climbs • 19.2 mi • 6,229 ft gain • 11 hr 27 min
1 climb • 10.7 mi • 4,418 ft gain • 10 hr 11 min
1 climb • 12.3 mi • 5,205 ft gain • 7 hr 31 min
1 climb • 15.5 mi • 5,680 ft gain • 11 hr 21 min
1 climb • 22.2 mi • 8,336 ft gain • 14 hr 19 min
1 climb • 5.5 mi • 2,943 ft gain • 5 hr 6 min
1 climb • 8.6 mi • 3,774 ft gain • 5 hr 31 min
1 climb • 9.0 mi • 3,637 ft gain • 6 hr 7 min
Latest climbs
"Day 3 of the loop, was originally going to be more than 14 miles to lincoln woods, but later in the day we descended the liberty spring trail to I-93 due to limited water and an abundance of caution. Very nice day on the ridge, with some rain after we dropped below treeline. The day still ended up being about 11 miles and more blowdowns and snowy spots made for slow travel." — noahthackeray • May 16, 2025
"A hike with Molly for our Grid. Busy day out on the trails. We headed up Falling Waters Tr and reached Little Haystack. Beautiful day up on the ridge. No wind until the northern side of Lincoln. We bundled up on Lincoln and wore jackets until Greenleaf Hut. Blue skies and fantastic views all the way across. We came down Greenleaf Tr and Old Bridal Path. We both picked up 2 Grid peaks today. " — newenglandwarrior • Feb 25, 2024
"Great warm sunny day to be out on the ridge. Recent rains have made the waterfalls on Falling Waters raging. Side to trip to Shining Rock was interesting. They have done a lot of trail work on the ridge and the bottom half of the Bridle Path. Looks fantastic." — Alohabuffy • Sep 21, 2023
"Did a Semi-Pemi Loop backpack from the Lincoln Woods Trailhead up the Ossetian Trail and along the AT. Camped at Liberty Springs continued along the AT to Garfield summit and then down the Franconia Brook Trail to camp at 13 Falls then back down the Lincoln Woods trail. Nine summits in total with 26 miles and 6,800 feet of elevation gain. A three day trip" — Zardoz • Sep 6, 2023
"Franconia Ridge Loop. Up Falling Waters Trail and down Old Bridal Path (which is what I always do, but it was extra recommended this time due to the excessive rainfall). Many more and larger stream crossings going up than last year, but all doable. None going down. Extremely busy on the trail. Hiked with Chris and his parents. " — AmyScrambles • Aug 12, 2023
"Started up Falling Waters to Little Haystack. Then over to Lincoln and Lafayette. Down Greenleaf to Old Bridal Path for the loop. 60 degrees at the start and a warm 77 degrees when we finished. Harder than it looks on a map to hike. Very steep up Falling Waters and longer than expected to hike between Little Haystack and Lafayette. Awesome views up on the ridge as we had very light clouds during our hike. Got a sunburn and saw lots of people. A popular hike for certain." — GreggC • Jul 31, 2022
"Pemi Loop. 20 hrs, 2 minutes. 4 of us. Flume was the first peak, Bondcliff the last. We also threw in Galehead and West Bond for 10 peaks total. Got some blisters out of this hike. Glad to have finally done one. " — newenglandwarrior • Jul 1, 2022
"3rd summit on the Franconia Ridge hike with Maryellen, Nancy, Chris, Matthew, Diane, and Eric. Pretty trail down and up to Lincoln. Nice wooded section and ridge walk looking at Lincoln. Looked like Maine ridge. " — lfrancois • Jun 24, 2022
"A Lafayette and Lincoln loop. I decided to head up Lafayette first because of the low cloud cover and navigation purposes. But it was also windy up there too. I used my full winter gear and goggles when I was above treeline. Not much to see today being in the clouds. Came down Falling Waters Tr. Picked up both peaks for my Grid and a Calendar Day. " — newenglandwarrior • Dec 8, 2021
"Lincoln (23), Lafayette (24). Halfway! Solo. Boy, what a day.
The forecast called for severe clear skies and highs in the 50’s. Well. Disappointment was had.
Got the lot super stinkin early even though it is a Wednesday in October. Grumbled a bit noting only 5 cars in the lot when I turned up at 6am. Why did I get up so early?! It was in the mid 40’s and I was comfortable in a long sleeve so stuffed my jacket in my pack. Popped my headlamp on and got going around 06:15.
The first portion of trail onto Falling Waters was easy going dirt and rocks, lots of interesting mushrooms again today. When I got onto Falling Waters I passed an older couple who told me that after ten years, they would be finishing the 48 on this hike. Awesome! I picked my way up the trail carefully as everything was of course soaked. As the sky lightened I packed away my headlamp and got to take in some nice trail features. The waterfalls were absolutely stunning & numerous, the stream crossings nothing to write home about thankfully.
After passing all of the waterfalls the trail became more of a jagged rocky affair as usual, still soaked. I had noticed that the sky was a sheet of white above m..." — kellieirene • Oct 6, 2021








