Home States  Connecticut  Maine  Massachusetts  New Hampshire  New York  Rhode Island  Vermont  View All Lists  NE 4,000 Footers  NE 100 Highest  NH 4,000 Footers  NH 52 With A View  NH Belknap Range  NH Ossipee 10 Explanation of Ratings Links Ossipee Mountains Notice Search Trail Conditions Trip Log About	Mt. Lafayette, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lincoln, Little Haystack Mountain Franconia, NH, Lincoln, NH Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below. Looking up the Greenleaf Trail on the way to Mt. Lafayette Route: Old Bridle Trail, Greenleaf Trail, Appalachian/Franconia Ridge Trail, Falling Waters Trail Though a bit windy, it seemed like a decent day for the Franconia Ridge. We had a leisurely ascent to the hut, climbing from spring snow to packed powder. Reaching the hut, the corniced ridge was pretty impressive looking. Hearing some stiffer than predicted winds, we opted to go fairly nonstop for the first portion of above treeline travel. Climbing to Lafayette resulted in walking directly into the sustained winds, slowing progress. From the summit of Lafayette, we had impressive views in all directions, including snow-covered peaks in the Green Mountains. After a break from the winds in the col, we had some strong gusts as we walked over Mt. Truman. The winds were not quite as strong on Mt. Lincoln, so we opted to have some food and enjoy the views there. Continuing to Little Haystack, we hit some strong wind gusts once again. Dropping into the trees, things were calm and spring-like. For the descent, we broke out the short spur trail to Shining Rock, which was quite impressively covered in blue ice. Back on the Falling Waters Trail, the frozen waterfalls were also quite impressive. Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Easy Destination: Mt. Lafayette Length: Moderate Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Heavy Destination: Mt. Truman Length: Moderate Steepness: Moderate Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Heavy Destination: Mt. Lincoln Length: Moderate Steepness: Very Difficult Navigation: Moderate Views: Excellent Crowds: Heavy Destination: Little Haystack Mountain Length: Moderate Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Heavy Hike Stats Date Hiked: Saturday, March 6, 2010 Hike Commenced: 8:03 AM Parking Elevation: 1,770' Destination: Mt. Lafayette Ascent Commenced: 8:04 AM Summit Reached: 11:07 AM Time Elapsed: 03:03 Trailhead Elevation: 1,785' Summit Elevation: 5,260' Distance: 4 miles Vertical Gain: 3,650' Destination: Mt. Truman Ascent Commenced: 11:09 AM Summit Reached: 11:25 AM Time Elapsed: 00:16 Trailhead Elevation: 5,260' Summit Elevation: 5,000' Vertical Gain: 120' Destination: Mt. Lincoln Ascent Commenced: 11:26 AM Summit Reached: 11:42 PM Time Elapsed: 00:16 Trailhead Elevation: 5,000' Summit Elevation: 5,089' Vertical Gain: 219' Destination: Little Haystack Mountain Ascent Commenced: 11:53 AM Summit Reached: 12:18 PM Time Elapsed: 00:25 Trailhead Elevation: 5,089' Summit Elevation: 4,780' Vertical Gain: 150' Hike Ended: 1:42 PM Hike Time Elapsed: 05:39 Hike Distance: 9 miles Hike Vertical Gain: 4,424' Old Bridle Path trailhead Looking northeast at Mt. Washington from the Mt. Lafayette summit Appalachian/Franconia Ridge Trail to Mt. Truman Looking at the Bonds from Mt. Truman Appalachian/Franconia Ridge Trail to Mt. Lincoln Looking south at Cannon Mountain from Mt. Lincoln Appalachian/Franconia Ridge Trail over the Gargoyles to Little Haystack Mountain Looking at Mt. Lincoln from Little Haystack Mountain Shining Rock in winter Directions to trailhead: Take Interstate 93 north from Lincoln to the Lafayette Place exit. Back to Mt. Lafayette Profile Back to Mt. Truman Profile Back to Mt. Lincoln Profile Back to Little Haystack Mountain Profile
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