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Easy Hikes in the White Mountains - Lonesome Lake

Distance (round trip): 3 1/4 miles
Walking time: 2 3/4 hours
Vertical rise: 1,000 feet
Difficulty: Moderate

One thousand feet above Franconia Notch is Lonesome Lake, one of the finest family hikes in the White Mountains, and a goal for climbers and visitors who take advantage of the graded
trail to walk in and see a true mountain lake [...]

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Easy Hikes in the White Mountains - Pemi-Trail

Location : Franconia Notch State Park
Distance : 4 miles one way, can be divided into 2
separate trips of 2 miles each.
Altitude gain: 500 feet
Difficulty: Easy

The Pemi Trail is a relatively level hike that runs along the Pemigewasset River in Franconia Notch from the Flume to Profile Lake, a total distance of 5-6 miles. You can [...]

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Easy Hikes in the White Mountains -The Basin-Cascade Trail

Length : 2.5 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Trailhead elevation: 500′
Recommended Season: Spring - Fall
This hike in Franconia Notch is a great family hike, as it follows Cascade Brook for nearly 1.0 mile, visiting two waterfalls and numerous cascades along the way. Excellent views can also be seen from spots where the brook cuts a wide swath through the [...]

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Easy Hikes in the White Mountains - The Flume-Pool Loop

Hiking Data Distance, parking area to:
Avalanche Falls ……………………..0.8 mile
Liberty Gorge Cascade ………….. 1.4 miles
The Pool ………………………………..1.5 miles
Full loop ………………………………..2.1 miles
Difficulty: EASY

“This natural curiosity fills the beholder with amazement and admiration.” So Lucy Crawford, in her History of the White Mountains, reacted to the Flume. Ever since its discovery in 1808 the Flume has been a [...]

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Easy Hikes (interpretive) in the White Mountains -Boulder Loop Trail

This is an interpretive trail with numbered signs along the path. (see below)
Length 3.1 mile loop
Difficulty: easy to moderate
Trailhead elevation: 860′
Recommended Season: year round, great snowshoe or hike
This 3.1 round trip loop takes an average time of approximately 2-4 hours.
Over 50,000 years ago, the Wisconsin Ice Sheet gathered in Canada and grew southward. Eventually it [...]

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Did you know? History of White Mountain National Forest

Burros were a popular means of ascending some White Mountain peaks, here on the summit of Mt Willard looking at Mt Webster.
In 1918, the White Mountain National Forest was created through a presidential proclamation following the Weeks Act that allowed the Government to purchase private land to establish National Forest Reserves, which later became [...]

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