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. Lincoln, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lafayette Franconia, NH, Lincoln, NH Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below. Looking down the slide on the west side of Mt. Lincoln Route: Old Bridle Path, bushwhack, (Mt. Lincoln), Franconia Ridge Trail, (Mt. Truman), Franconia Ridge Trail, (Mt. Lafayette), Greenleaf Trail, Old Bridle Path On a hot, busy weekend day, we opted to use the Franconia Ridge as a shield from the early morning sun. At a point near the Walker Brook - Mt. Lincoln drainage convergence, we bushwhacked off the Old Bridle Path and into the bottom of the slide known as Lincoln's Throat. We attempted this in extremely dry summer conditions, carrying aerial photography and maps to help determine possible routes. We also carried rope. The upper portion of the slide is technical and cannot be safely done without climbing gear. In addition, the technical portion is surrounded by other technical areas - there is no easy way to attempt to avoid the technical portion by simply bushwhacking alongside it. It is also deceiving - it can be easy to climb up a portion and then realize one cannot continue up, and that one cannot safely descend. We were able to get into the box area near the top of the slide, which was quite neat. After spending some time looking at possible routes, we opted to back out of it and follow a tricky route of bushwhacking and scrambling around it. After hours of solitude ascending the scenic slide, we topped out on the crowded Mt. Lincoln summit, then headed over to Truman for lunch, and down via the hut. Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Easy Destination: Mt. Lincoln Length: Moderate Steepness: Very Difficult Navigation: Very Difficult Views: Excellent Crowds: Heavy Destination: Mt. Truman Length: Moderate Steepness: Moderate Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Heavy Destination: Mt. Lafayette Length: Moderate Steepness: Moderate Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Heavy Hike Stats Date Hiked: Saturday, July 23, 2011 Parking Elevation: 1,770' Destination: Mt. Lincoln Time Elapsed: 04:51 Trailhead Elevation: 1,785' Summit Elevation: 5,089' Vertical Gain: 3,454' Destination: Mt. Truman Time Elapsed: 00:11 Trailhead Elevation: 5,089' Summit Elevation: 5,000' Vertical Gain: 130' Destination: Mt. Lafayette Time Elapsed: 00:15 Trailhead Elevation: 5,000' Summit Elevation: 5,260' Vertical Gain: 380' Hike Vertical Gain: 4,129' Old Bridle Path trailhead Looking up Lincoln's Throat Ascending Mt. Lincoln The Twins and Bonds as seen from Mt. Lincoln The Franconia Ridge Trail on the way to Mt. Truman Looking at Moosilauke, the Kinsmans, and Cannon from Mt. Truman The Franconia Ridge Trail on the way to Mt. Lafayette Looking at Owl's Head from Mt. Lafayette Directions to trailhead: Take Interstate 93 north from Lincoln to the Lafayette Place exit. Back to Mt. Lincoln Profile Back to Mt. Truman Profile Back to Mt. Lafayette Profile
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