North Kinsman

"Beautiful day in the White mountains! Hiked up to Lonesome lake then onto the Kinsmens via the Fishing Jim trail. Ran into many north and south bound thru hikers and enjoyed the company of many hikers." — blackwolf_03278 • Jul 7, 2019

"2 semaines solo de pure plaisir à faire du hiking à différentes places dont les Whites Moutains.3ieme journée et je suis enfin rendu dans les Whites!!! Je commence avec cette suite exigeante de sommets. De Cannon à Kinsman. La vue est malheureusement complètement obstrué par le brouillard. Je ne peux pas admirer la vu du notch" — fsoucy76 • Sep 19, 2018

"Thought we were getting a sunny day but summits along ridge were socked in. Hit Kinsman Pond and Bald Peak too. Must have been some sort of AMC thing going on. Large groups of hikers everywhere on the ridge." — Alohabuffy • Jan 20, 2018

"Very long but rewarding climb. The trail itself didn't seem that hard, but somehow it felt physically taxing. I'm sure it wasn't helped by the thousand percent humidity that morning... This was my first time using trekking poles and they turned out to be really useful! Thankfully, the morning fog lifted and the view was great. North and South peaks, Snickers and patches at the Lonesome Lake Hut, then french fries at the Lincoln McDonald's." — gooner • Aug 19, 2017

"2nd peak of the day after nabbing Bald Peak and then reaching the Kinsman Ridge to hike both summits. The 0.4 mi along the ridge to the north summit was no joke! Man was that a steep climb/scramble after 3.7 mi of hiking already under my belt. The view from the lookout on North Kinsman was the highlight of the trip. Great view of Franconia Ridge, Cannon Mountain, and Lonesome Lake." — HikeLikeMike • Jul 22, 2017

"This was for my final AMC mentored hike. We had a slow person with our group. So we did both Kinsmans at a 1 mph pace. Everybody's spirits still seemed good. I made a lot of mistakes and learned a lot from this hike. When we got to N. Kinsman, we were socked in the clouds, so we headed to S. Kinsman" — newenglandwarrior • May 27, 2017

"Winter climb and my first ascent in New Hampshire since breaking my foot on Tecumseh. Joined Ally and a crew from Boston for this one. It was a bluebird day - cold - and breezy. " — ne4kclimber • Mar 4, 2017

"This was my first winter 48 solo.....I don't know how I have been so fortunate to have so many hiking partners!! This was a tough mountain perhaps because of the mental game of hiking solo. But I managed bald peak, north and south kinsman in 4.5 hours. Lots of sun in the start and lots of clouds in the end. I only saw 2 fellow hikers all day." — shay-shay • Feb 27, 2017

"Behind Wildcat E and the Tripyramids, the most difficult climb. Was running out of daylight so didn't make it to South Kinsman. The most climbing aids of any trail I've climbed. First 4,000er in nine years." — NHClimber • Oct 12, 2016

"Did the Kinsmans today and picked up some more red-lining below them. Got to see Kinsman Pond for the first time. Had lunch at the N. Kinsman viewpoint. Visited a friend at Lonesome Lake Hut for a couple of hours before heading back down. Even saw a Nobo thru-hiker. " — newenglandwarrior • Sep 29, 2016

"Met up with Team Snark at Lafayette Place then the seven of us hiked up to Lonesome Lake hut. We checked in and dropped off extra gear and clothing then headed to North Kinsman. Spent some time hanging out on the open ledge." — Nimblefoot • Jun 23, 2016

"Kinsmans and NE Cannonballs today. Went up Fishin Jimmy Tr which had some ice ascents. North Kinsman first. On the way back from S. Kinsman, had lunch from the viewpoint ledge." — newenglandwarrior • Feb 28, 2016

"First time up there. Started early, really hot day in store and water can be an issue...decent looking water at least. I would highly recommend climbing the Kinsman's via Kinsman Pond Trail instead of Fishin' Jimmy. Much better." — npweeks • Aug 16, 2015

"A nice 12+ mile loop starting at Lafayette Campground heading up to Cannon via the Hi-Cannon trail and then taking the Kinsman Ridge Trail over the Cannon Balls to North Kinsman and then South Kinsman and then returning via the Fishin' Jimmy Trail to Lafayette Campground. Met quite a few thru hikers (Gonzo, Nacho Libre, Big Ben, Aussie) plus quite a few day hikers" — markst-john • Jul 3, 2015

"A beautiful fall hike from Lafayette Campground to Lonesome Lake Huts and continued onward to summit North Kinsman. Great view of the summit from Kinsman Pond Shelter along the AT. Summit offered great views of Franconia ridge with Lafayette and Lincoln peaks just hidden in the clouds. The colors were at peak time as well. Couldn't have asked for a better day. First summit for my Uncle Mike above 4k in the Whites. " — MooseHiker • Sep 30, 2014

"i hiked up fishin jimmy and dropped my pack at the kinsman pond shelter, then did both north and south kinsman, then came down to the shelter and met my friend immram. we camped at the shelter in one of the tent sites. rained all the way down the next morning. did a face plant on a slippery rock and got a black eye. good trip otherwise. " — Hufflepuff • Sep 9, 2013

"Area had received about 6 inches of snow during the night. Was overcast most of the day with snow showers. Decided not to do Cannon when my water started to freeze. Was a bit surprised with the amount of people on the trail - Lonesome Lake had quite a few people staying over night." — markst-john • Mar 16, 2013

"3rd of 4 peaks on the day. (I guess it would also be the 5th of 5 peaks, if you count the second traverse to get back down... but, i don't.) Gorgeous day on the trails. Full details here: http://wp.me/p1rZXT-gh" — oceanstateofmind • May 12, 2012

"A gorgeous day, Hiked 13.8 miles from the tram parking lot over Cannon to South Kinsman then retraced my steps and headed down to Lonesome Lake Hut, hung out with the caretaker for an hour and enjoyed the view of the sun setting on the Franconia Range across the lake, then continued to hike down to the Pemi trail, made camp off a ski trail and passed out to the sound of trucks rumbling by, but it made for a short (and beautiful) walk the following morning back to the parking lot." — chrisr00d • May 6, 2012

"Met Matt and Tom Wheeler @ AT Lot to exchange flag, logbook, & Katahdin summit rock as we began our segment of AOL AT Thru Hike. We all fell descending south side of South Kinsman. Difficult for me, but satisfying." — barbaratraver • Jul 9, 1995