I didn't see a single person until I reached the Liberty Spring Trail - not bad for the Franconia Ridge! I took a good twenty or so minute break here, enjoying the views and having another snack. Liberty were a bit stronger, as some clouds had moved out. This section of trail, though a bit steep coming off Flume and then approaching the top of Liberty, was mostly easy to moderate in pitch - for some reason I remembered it being a little bit steeper. Flume, enjoying decent, albeit cloudy in some directions, views.Īfter having a quick snack, I headed over to Liberty. Soon thereafter, I was at the rocky summit area of Mt. This seemed to go on forever, until I soon reached the top of the slide and followed the trail as it traversed the slope a bit, then made a steep ascent to the Franconia Ridge Trail. Tripyramid - mostly smooth rock slabs, some wet spots, and not much in way of views. I found it to be similar to the first portion of the north slide on Mt. Unlike the Tripyramid and Owl's Head slides, most of this slide covered overhead with tree canopy. Since I was making good time, I stopped to cut up some blowdowns on the way up.Īfter crossing a bunch of brooks and creeks, I finally reached the bottom of the slide. The first part of the Flume Slide Trail was also very gradual, though there were quite a few ups and downs. The Liberty Spring Trail from the bike path to the Flume Slide Trail junction is easy to moderate in pitch and overally pretty good going. While I had a hunch at one point which would prove to be correct, I decided to just go to the Liberty Spring Trail head and do it the old fashioned way. Unfortunately, I forgot to look at my photo archive to see where I had would up. Parking at the Basin, I quickly set foot down the bike path, keeping my eyes open for the buskwhack route. What a great, subtle way give the finger to any terrorists who may somehow stumble upon this trip report - Liberty still lives in this country. Liberty on the seventh anniversary of the terrorist attacks. The night before this hike, I realized I would be hiking Mt. Liberty), Franconia Ridge Trail, Liberty Spring Trail, bushwhack, bike path Route: Bike path, Liberty Spring Trail, Flume Slide Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, (Mt. Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below. Liberty - New Hampshire - SeptemHike Trip Report - Hiking Guide
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