Lafayette

White · 5243 ft · white-lafayette

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Active tags: dryexposedloose-rockslippery-rootssteep

Hiker completed a lollipop route up Flume Slide Trail (steep with loose leaves and some slippery sections) and over Flume and Liberty mountains on Franconia Ridge, descending via Liberty Spring Trail. Weather was warm and unusual for the season, foliage was past peak with muted colors, and both summits offered excellent views with heavy crowds on Liberty.

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confidence: Medium Trip Report · posted 2025-10-08 · adkhighpeaks · source → · detail
Hiker completed a lollipop route up Flume Slide Trail (steep with loose leaves and some slippery sections) and over Flume and Liberty mountains on Franconia Ridge, descending via Liberty Spring Trail. Weather was warm and unusual for the season, foliage was past peak with muted colors, and both summits offered excellent views with heavy crowds on Liberty.
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confidence: High Trip Report · hiked 2024-01-01 · adkhighpeaks · source → · detail
A New Year's Day ascent of Franconia Ridge in the White Mountains featuring Lafayette, Lincoln, Little Haystack, Flume, and Liberty. The hiker used microspikes on ice flows above treeline but hiked the lower trail without snow, encountering good weather and clear views throughout the day.
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confidence: Medium Trip Report · posted 2021-09-09 · adkhighpeaks · source → · detail
Hiker completed the Pemi Loop (Flume, Liberty, Lafayette, Lincoln, and the Bond range) over two days starting Saturday, requiring an unplanned overnight stay at Galehead Hut due to fatigue. The following Tuesday, hiker summited Waumbek for their 115th White Mountain peak, though knee fatigue from the Pemi Loop affected the experience.
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confidence: High Trip Report · hiked 2020-03-07 · adkhighpeaks · source → · detail
A winter traverse of Lafayette and Lincoln in the White Mountains with strong winds and below-zero wind chills. The hikers traveled north-to-south on Old Bridal Path and Falling Waters Trail, encountering packed snow, corn snow, and icy conditions requiring microspikes.
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Mount Lafayette, Mt Lafayette, Lafayette Mountain, Lafayette Peak