Region
Highlights
- One of only 7 peaks over 5,000 ft in New Hampshire.
- Dramatic alpine summit above treeline on Franconia Ridge between Little Haystack and Mt Lafayette
- From the summit peer east deep into the heart of the Pemigewasset Wilderness.
- Oft overshadowed by neighboring Mt Lafayette, but a terrific summit in its own right.
- Not included in the White Mountains 4000 Footers challenge due to low prominence. NO Lincoln IS one of NH sanctioned 4000'ers Nearby Little Haystack altho over 4000' (4780) loses on prominanec
Routes
8 climbs • 6.7 mi • 2,700 ft gain • 5 hr 48 min
5 climbs • 19.2 mi • 6,229 ft gain • 10 hr 13 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
1 climb • 10.7 mi • 4,418 ft gain • 10 hr 11 min
1 climb • 11.3 mi • 3,970 ft gain • 5 hr 37 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 • 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
"We attempted Franconia ridge this Day. It turned out absolutely fantastic! 2nd Summit of out trek today. Sunny and hot at base but bearable with a bit of a breeze above the treeline!" — bikerails • Jun 18, 2024
"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
"4th summit on the Franconia Ridge hike with Maryellen, Nancy, Chris, Eric, Diane, and Matthew. Breezy hike up from Little Haystack on a beautiful ridge. Clouds blowing in and out. Lots of mountains to see all around. Nothing too sketchy, just up!" — lfrancois • Jun 24, 2022
"Haystack
Little Haystack
Mt. Lincoln to Lafayette
To Bridal Trail to Greenleaf Hut ❤️
During an impromptu Sleet Storm on Lafayette
With SM killing it!
6.17.2022
6am to 4pm" — MountainGal1966 • Jun 17, 2022
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