Region
Most climbed route
Highlights
- A sub-peak on Franconia Ridge. Usually summited en route to higher Mt Lincoln and Mt Lafayette
Routes
5 summits • 3,707 ft gain • 7 hr 45 min
3 summits • 8.6 mi • 3,654 ft gain • 6 hr 39 min
2 summits • 20.0 mi • 6,229 ft gain • 11 hr 27 min
2 summits • 15.6 mi • 5,455 ft gain • 10 hr 49 min
2 summits • 7.3 mi • 2,700 ft gain • 7 hr 12 min
1 summit • 12.1 mi • 4,418 ft gain • 10 hr 11 min
1 summit • 13.6 mi • 5,205 ft gain • 7 hr 31 min
1 summit • 24.2 mi • 8,336 ft gain • 14 hr 19 min
1 summit • 6.1 mi • 2,943 ft gain • 5 hr 6 min
1 summit • 9.3 mi • 3,637 ft gain • 6 hr 7 min
1 summit • 9.4 mi • 3,774 ft gain • 5 hr 31 min
Latest summits
"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
"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
"Beautiful New Year’s Day. About 30 degrees on the ridge. Nice sunny day. And a light wind just strong enough to let you know it’s there. Nice 360 views. Great day for a hike. " — Alohabuffy • Jan 1, 2021
"Nora and I decided to do a loop hike of Mt. Lafayette, Mt. Lincoln and Little Haystack on the Franconia Ridge. We got to the parking for Old Bridle Path and Falling Waters Trail at about 5:00 AM. It was still fairly dark, so we hung out for a few minutes, then started up the trail around 5:30.
After about a quarter mile, we realized we'd left our lunch in the car, so we had to go back for it. After that, we started for real at 6:00 AM. Decided at the split to take the Old Bridle Path up, since I had taken Falling Waters Trail up last time and remembered how grueling it was.
The Old Bridle Path was more varied, with flats, downs, moderate ups and steeps all mingled together, so it was a lot easier, even though about a mile longer to reach the summit. We stopped at the Greenleaf hut on the way up. It was open for water refills and snacks, as long as you wore a mask.
We passed by quite a few people on the way up, and saw a lot of people on the summit of Mt Lafayette. We'd tried really hard to choose a clear, sunny day for it, as it was Nora's first time on this ridge and I wanted her to get the full magnificence of it. We succeeded. The views were amazing in every direction..." — Hufflepuff • Aug 13, 2020