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 (North Peak), Mt. Lafayette, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lincoln Fraconia, NH, Lincoln, NH Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below. Looking up the Skookumchuck Trail Route: Skookumchuck Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, (Mt. Lafayette - North Peak), Garfield Ridge Trail, (Mt. Lafayette), Franconia Ridge Trail, (Mt. Truman), Franconia Ridge Trail, (Mt. Lincoln), Franconia Ridge Trail, (Mt. Truman), Franconia Ridge Trail, (Mt. Lafayette), Garfield Ridge Trail, (Mt. Lafayette - North Peak), Garfield Ridge Trail, Skookumchuck Trail With rain in the forecast for the balance of the week, I decided to take a few hours off from work and use the sunny afternoon weather to my advantage. Reaching the trailhead, there were two well beaten paths without blazes - the one going directly uphill to the right is the trail. Though sparsely blazed, the trail was thereafter pretty much easy to follow. The first part of the trail was fairly bland - the noise of the auto traffic took away from the wilderness feel. Reaching the brook and the old trail, however, things became much more interesting. Though generally gradual, there were a few steeper pitches. Reaching the Garfield Ridge Trail, the views opened up - the scenery from the north peak of Mt. Lafayette was tremendous. While the traditional loop had plenty of folks on it, there was perhaps better scenery from this peak with zero people. Mt. Lafayette had the normal good-weather-sized crowds, however from there to Mt. Lincoln was pretty quiet. The alpine flowers, though probably not peak, were quite a sight as well. The return trip was pretty uneventful, though I started to get a sore leg as I reached the Skookumchuck Trail. On the bright side, there were no mosquitoes or black flies! Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Easy Destination: Mt. Lafayette (North Peak) Length: Moderate Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Destination: Mt. Lafayette Length: Moderate Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Heavy Destination: Mt. Truman Length: Difficult Steepness: Moderate Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Destination: Mt. Lincoln Length: Difficult Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Hike Stats Date Hiked: Monday, June 8, 2009 Hike Commenced: 1:34 PM Parking Elevation: 1,700' Destination: Mt. Lafayette (North Peak) Ascent Commenced: 1:34 PM Summit Reached: 3:49 PM Time Elapsed: 02:15 Trailhead Elevation: 1,700' Summit Elevation: 5,060' Vertical Gain: 3,570' Destination: Mt. Lafayette Ascent Commenced: 3:50 PM Summit Reached: 4:05 PM Time Elapsed: 00:15 Trailhead Elevation: 5,060' Summit Elevation: 5,260' Vertical Gain: 300' Destination: Mt. Truman Ascent Commenced: 4:09 PM Summit Reached: 4:21 PM Time Elapsed: 00:12 Trailhead Elevation: 5,260' Summit Elevation: 5,000' Vertical Gain: 120' Destination: Mt. Lincoln Ascent Commenced: 4:22 PM Summit Reached: 4:33 PM Time Elapsed: 00:11 Trailhead Elevation: 5,000' Summit Elevation: 5,089' Vertical Gain: 219' Hike Ended: 7:44 PM Hike Time Elapsed: 06:10 Hike Distance: 12 miles Hike Vertical Gain: 5,029' The Skookumchuck Trail trailhead off US 3 A buttercup at the beginning of the Skookumchuck Trail Looking Mt. Garfield from the North Peak of Mt. Lafayette The Garfield Ridge Trail on the way to Mt. Lafayette Diapensia near Mt. Lafayette Looking at Mt. Guyot and the Bonds from Mt. Lafayette The Franconia Ridge Trail between Mt. Lafayette and Mt. Truman Looking at the Bonds from the Mt. Truman summit Franconia Ridge Trail between Mt. Lincoln and Mt. Truman Diapensia near Mt. Lincoln Looking over the Twins and Bonds at Mt. Washington from Mt. Lincoln Directions to trailhead: Take I-93 North to exit 35 (US 3 North). The Skookumchuck Trail parking lot and trailhead will be on the right shortly thereafter Back to Mt. Lafayette (North Peak) Profile Back to Mt. Lafayette Profile Back to Mt. Truman Profile Back to Mt. Lincoln Profile
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