"A hike up Garfield via Mt Garfield Tr with Molly, Alan, Dave, Sarah, and Denise. A slow hike up. We reached the summit and there was high cloud cover. It was also Flags of the 48. The flag was up on Garfield. Using binoculars, I could see the flags on the Twins and all 4 peaks of Franconia Ridge. After staying on the summit for over an hour, our group came back down. By the time we reached the trailhead, it was sunny. " — newenglandwarrior • Sep 13, 2025

"Other than some slightly high humidity, the weather was perfect. Temperatures in the low 70s, a slight breeze, and hardly a cloud in the sky. The bugs were barely a nuisance with some bug spray, and they largely dissipated at higher elevations. Setting off from the trailhead at 11:30am, the trail starts off nearly flat and only becomes moderately sloped throughout the ascent, courtesy of switchbacks which are rarely seen in the White Mountains. The only aspect of the trail that becomes more difficult is the occasional root is slowly replaced by the ubiquitous rock. Other than a few water crossings about a mile from the trailhead, there was nothing particularly noteworthy about the Mt. Garfield Trail, which allowed us to cruise up to the summit in 3.5 hours. The final quarter-mile of the ascent features a slightly steeper grade and a very brief rock scramble, but nothing too difficult. After cresting onto the summit, the spectacular view gradually unfolded – first of Mt. Lafayette, then the rest of the Franconia Ridge, then, all at once, the entire Pemigewasset Wilderness. The vista was simply incredible, with 360-degree views clear all the way to the Sandwich Range in the South, th..." — JCalautti • Jun 30, 2025

"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

"Needed a Calendar Day and the weather was looking really nice. I needed Garfield for my current loop. Garfield Ridge Tr up and back. Quick hike. Did it in under 5 hours. There was about 2-4 inches of snow at higher elevation. Bare booted it. Great views from the summit as usual. Glad I brought my binoculars this time so I could see Camels Hump and Mansfield on the horizon. " — newenglandwarrior • Oct 17, 2024

"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

"Pretty cloudy day with cool temps all around. Some good wind at the summit. Still great views of the Pemi Wilderness. And had some fun with the two herd paths to the ridge peaks." — Alohabuffy • Jun 6, 2023

"Began at 1:30am 7.15.2022 D&S GaleHead Trail Parking 1mi approx walk on dirt road before trail Bushwhacked but found trail Summit at 430am This was part of a 6-peaks in 34 hours. 33 miles total and all 6-on the 4,000’ list of 48. Knocked out 11 on list in 5.5weeks " — MountainGal1966 • Jul 15, 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

"Solo. 22/48. Staying in Carroll lined up nicely for this hike - the trailhead was just a little over ten minutes away! Started out on trail around 07:15. There was only one other vehicle in the lot, the weather promised to be grey and cloudy all day, car showed temperature of 44°. Nice start through a woodsy area with tons of roots to trip over and lots of interesting mushrooms. The trail was sopping wet the entire day. I could hear the stream roaring next to me somewhere below as I hiked in and was a bit nervous about stream crossings as it had rained the previous day. I encountered my first crossing of the hike (& the owner of the other vehicle, another solo female hiker about my age with her dog) and was pleased to find with trekking poles an easy hop across. I shed my jacket at this point too. After a couple more little stream crossings the trail continued at a very gradual incline, with gentle pushes followed by what felt like flat, nothing too hard to handle. About 2.5 miles in it became very rocky with running water underfoot more often than not. Some boggy muddy areas, some with makeshift bridges some without were present the whole hike. At the junction just..." — kellieirene • Oct 4, 2021

"Molly and I hiked Garfield today. We parked at the gate and did the road walk up, then up the Garfield Tr. We made it about half way up before needing spikes. We had no views today. We were socked in. Another Grid gain." — newenglandwarrior • Apr 18, 2021