Fun @ Franconia
- Leaders
- Allen Wang (Leader)
- WIMP
- Paul Nicknish
- Program
- 3-season hiking
- Type
- Hiking
- Trip date
- Saturday, August 24th, 2024
- Difficulty rating
- L4
- Prerequisites
- 1. Hiking boots or trail runners 2. completed hikes >5 miles and >2000 feet elevation gain in the past year
Tag along for a White Mountain classic: the Franconia Ridge Loop!
Route:
It is a ~8.6 mile hike with ~3800 feet of elevation gain, hitting three peaks on the beautiful Franconia Ridge: Little Haystack, Lincoln, and Lafayette. It is a relatively challenging hike, with sections with 30-40% grade.
Weather forecasts predict it will be on the chilly side with a high of ~50F. Weather conditions can be unpredictable and highly dynamic, so you will need to be prepared for rainy and windy conditions.
For more info, check out:
- https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-hampshire/mount-lafayette-and-franconia-ridge-trail-loop
- https://caltopo.com/m/4UJ1
Because this hike is on the challenging side, attendance is at the leaders discretion. If you have any doubts about whether this hike is a good fit, please don't hesitate to shoot over an email to ask!
Logistics
- We plan to leave Cambridge early Saturday morning ~6AM
- There will be a mandatory pre-trip meeting over Zoom Thursday night
- Car costs will be in the range of $25-$35 per person
- If you can drive your own car or are willing to rent, please indicate this in your MITOC profile.
Signup
- Algorithm
- first-come, first-serve
- Maximum participants
- 4
- Signups opened at
- Aug. 20, 2024, 11:31 a.m.
- Signups closed at
- Aug. 22, 2024, 6 a.m.
- Notes
- What hikes have you done in the past year >5 miles and >2000 feet elevation gain?
- Favorite chewy snack: fruit snacks, gummy bears, swedish fish, or other?
- Do you have a car you can drive? If not, are you willing to rent and drive?
Signups for this trip are closed.