Lincoln - LaFayette Loop
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 9.25 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,058 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 4,058 ft
- Max elevation
- 5,281 ft
- TrailRank
-
58
5
- Min elevation
- 1,781 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 4 hours 5 minutes
- Time
- 7 hours 7 minutes
- Coordinates
- 2620
- Uploaded
- June 18, 2019
- Recorded
- June 2019
near Mittersill, New Hampshire (United States)
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Itinerary description
Franconia ridge loop
Loop in counter clockwise.
Best way to do it. This way if you start around 8:00am you can calculate to arrive around 11:30-12:00 at the top of Lafayette or plus 20-25min to the Greenleaf hut. Perfect for places to have lunch or picnic.
Beautiful hike.
Waterfalls, 360* views and an outstanding walk on the ridge.
One of my favorites hikes.
Highly recommended.
Although is not an easy hike.
For running hiker: count 6hrs to 6h30min.
For mid pace hikers: 7hrs to 7h30.
For slow pace hikers: 8hrs to 9hrs.
Loop in counter clockwise.
Best way to do it. This way if you start around 8:00am you can calculate to arrive around 11:30-12:00 at the top of Lafayette or plus 20-25min to the Greenleaf hut. Perfect for places to have lunch or picnic.
Beautiful hike.
Waterfalls, 360* views and an outstanding walk on the ridge.
One of my favorites hikes.
Highly recommended.
Although is not an easy hike.
For running hiker: count 6hrs to 6h30min.
For mid pace hikers: 7hrs to 7h30.
For slow pace hikers: 8hrs to 9hrs.
Waypoints
Waterfall
Intersection
4,180 ft
Shining rock jonction
Take left for the Franconia ridge loop
Summit
Mountain hut
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This is a very beautiful trail and it quite well marked. The trail is incredibly scenic and provides great views, on nice sunny days, of nearby mountain ranges. Choose to hike this anti-clockwise as this was mentioned in previous comments. This is a nice way to slowly wide your way until the top of Mt Layfette. This was completed on the 27th of August 2019.
I love this hike. I’ve done it many times and usually go counter-clockwise.
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I would call this moderate to difficult. It was quite easy in my 20s. It's not easy anymore. I can go up easily, coming down is more difficult on my knees.
I agree with the OP - counter-clockwise is the better way to go: but it is steeper.
I would call it a moderate hike for someone who is an active hiker and difficult to those that hike once or twice a summer.