Home States  Colorado  Connecticut  Maine  Massachusetts  New Hampshire  New York  Rhode Island  Utah  Vermont  View All Lists  NE 4,000 Footers  NE 100 Highest  NH 4,000 Footers  NH 100 Highest  NH 52 With A View  NH Belknap Range  NH Ossipee 10 Links Trail Conditions Trip Log  Sunrises  Sunsets 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. The Greenleaf Trail on the way to Mt. Lafayette Route: Old Bridle Trail, Greenleaf Trail, Appalachian/Franconia Ridge Trail, Falling Waters Trail Old Bridle Path was generally packed powder with a few icy chutes due to buttsliding damage. The footbed is a bit narrow from barebooters, so snowshoeing could be a little awkward. I left my snowshoes on my pack for this part and wore spikes. Greenleaf Trail had some drifting in the scrubby areas. I almost went with snowshoes, but stayed in spikes with treeline approaching. The traditionally icy turn on upper Greenleaf has some hardpack over the top of the blue ice, so my spikes were able to get purchase. The ridge was a mix of drifts, hard pack, and blue ice, with some bare rock as well. I kept my spikes on, but found some of the blue ice descending Lincoln to be a little much for them. A little more adhering snow and snowshoes could be more viable on the ridge. I put on snowshoes as soon as I got into the trees on Falling Waters and was glad I had them. A decent portion of the upper trail had drifted overnight. There was adequate snowpack to wear them all the way back to the parking lot with only a few short icy stretches. Amazed to see that, with the hoards of ascending hikers, only one person appeared to be carrying snowshoes. Snow pack is 2-3 feet, so if experiencing a navigational or other emergency above treeline, barebooting isn't going to get you far. That, and it appears some barebooters prefer to go to the bathroom on the actual trail now, rather than posthole their way to a tree. Nice sunrise on Lafayette and fairly mild winds/temps this morning. Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Easy Destination: Mt. Lafayette Length: Moderate Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Destination: Mt. Truman Length: Moderate Steepness: Moderate Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Destination: Mt. Lincoln Length: Moderate Steepness: Very Difficult Navigation: Moderate Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Destination: Little Haystack Mountain Length: Moderate Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Hike Stats Date Hiked: Monday, December 26, 2016 Parking Elevation: 1,770' Destination: Mt. Lafayette Time Elapsed: 02:11 Trailhead Elevation: 1,785' Summit Elevation: 5,260' Distance: 4 miles Vertical Gain: 3,650' Destination: Mt. Truman Time Elapsed: 00:15 Trailhead Elevation: 5,260' Summit Elevation: 5,000' Vertical Gain: 120' Destination: Mt. Lincoln Time Elapsed: 00:15 Trailhead Elevation: 5,000' Summit Elevation: 5,089' Vertical Gain: 219' Destination: Little Haystack Mountain Time Elapsed: 00:24 Trailhead Elevation: 5,089' Summit Elevation: 4,780' Vertical Gain: 150' Hike Time Elapsed: 05:02 Hike Distance: 9 miles Hike Vertical Gain: 4,354' Old Bridle Path trailhead The sunrise from Mt. Lafayette Appalachian/Franconia Ridge Trail to Mt. Truman Mt. Lafayette as seen from Mt. Truman Appalachian/Franconia Ridge Trail to Mt. Lincoln The Bonds and Presidentials as seen from Mt. Lincoln Appalachian/Franconia Ridge Trail to Little Haystack Mountain Mt. Lincoln as seen from Little Haystack Mountain 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 Copyright 2002-2021, All Rights Reserved. www.FranklinSites.com