Peak(s): Bondcliff, Bond, West Bond, South Twin, Garfield, Lafayette, Lincoln, Liberty, FlumeTrails: Lincoln Woods, Bondcliff Trail, Twinway, Garfield Ridge, Franconia Ridge Trail, Osseo Trail, Back to LWT.Mileage: 30.8Elevation Gain: 9,631′Weather: Felt like 40’s 50’s and 60’s depending on where I was throughout the day, great visibility with little clouds in the air, 79% humidity, Winds …
Peak(s): CarrigainTrails: Signal Ridge Trail, Desolation Trail, Carrigain Notch Trail, Nancy Pond TrailMileage: 15.2Elevation Gain: 4,527′Weather: 52(F), great visibility with little clouds, 75% humidity, <5 MPH Winds.Ground Conditions: Trail was dry and the water crossings were easy! Included pics of the water crossing as well as a few pictures of the Desolation trail.Notes: Good day …
Peak(s): TecumsehTrails: Mt. Tecumseh TrailMileage: 5.05Elevation Gain: 2,239Weather: 63(F), great visibility with little clouds, 41% humidity, 6.5 MPH Winds.Ground Conditions: No snow today! Trail was dry and the water crossings were easy! Notes: Great night for an evening hike up Tecumseh. Had some nice light at the summit as the sun was setting! Photo Highlights
Peak: Flume, LibertyTrails: Lincoln Woods, Osseo, Franconia Ridge Mileage: 16.4Elevation Gain: 5,147′Weather: 26(F), 70% humidity, Felt like low twenties or high teens in the wind at the summits. Ground Conditions: Found the trail very easy to follow and kept it simple and wore snowshoes off of LWT. A couple easy to navigate blowdowns throughout the …
Peak: East Osceola, OsceolaTrails: Greely Pond Ski Trail, Mt Osceola TrailMileage: 7.63Elevation Gain: 3,265′Weather: Good visibility, 7(F), feels like -8(F), 81% humidity, 10MPH Winds.Ground Conditions: The ski trail was well packed down up to the junction. After we turned and started climbing up the Mount Osceola Trail, the trail was still mostly in great shape …
Peak: BondcliffTrails: Lincoln Woods Trail, Bondcliff TrailMileage: 18.3Elevation Gain: 3,136′Weather: Clear skies, low wind with breezes about 8mph, 14(F) feels like single digits. The summit of Bondcliff was mostly windless for me fortunately.Ground Conditions: LWT was essentially a flat icy highway, looked like plenty of skiers were out there logging a few miles today and …
Peak: Flume, Liberty, Lincoln, Lafayette, Garfield, Galehead, South Twin, Bond, BondcliffTrails: Osseo, Franconia Ridge, Garfield Ridge, Twinway, Bondcliff, LWTMileage: 30ishElevation Gain: 9,757′Weather: We had a wonderful morning out until we got to about south Twin. The rest of the day was cloudy, misty, raw, viewless, etc.Notes: After a few hikes out in the Southwest US …
Peaks: Bondcliff, Bond, West BondTrails: Lincoln Woods Trail, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond SpurMileage: 23 (Over 2 days)Elevation Gain: 4,750′Weather: Great visibility, warm & breezy.Ground Conditions: Plenty of ice & snow across the upper portions of the bondcliff trail & west bond spur. We wore microspikes both days. Notes: Originally we set out on this trip …
Peak: Kinsman North, Kinsman South, Bald Trails: Mt. Kinsman Trail, Bald Peak Spur, Kinsman Pond Trail, Cascade Brook Trail, Basin Cascades TrailMileage: 10.77Elevation Gain: 3,992′Weather: Partly cloudy, 15(F), light breeze, humidity 69%.Ground Conditions: In general, most of the people we saw today were wearing snowshoes. After leaving trailhead, it was a straight forward climb up …
Peak: Garfield Trails: Gale River Road, Garfield TrailMileage: 12.16Elevation Gain: 3,267Weather: Overall good conditions throughout the hike. Plenty of sun and occasional clouds. More specifically, 22(F), felt like 13(F) with the wind and a little bit colder at the summit. Was not as drastic a wind/temperature swing at the summit as anticipated. Ground Conditions: After …