Franconia Range — Local services in Franconia

Please be prepared in case it takes longer than 8 hrs that everyone said it would. It took me and my wife 12.5 hours. I say we are average city life fitness level. Do not attempt this hike lightly. You will be climbing/descending uneven rocks 75% of the hike, not much flat ground to keep moving to regain strength. It's worth it if you can do it safely. Keep track of your gps a few hours in and see how far you've progressed to see if u can finish it before sunset. At 8:05 pm there was a lot of light at 8:30 pm (8/15/20) its completely dark and difficult to descend uneven rocks in the dark on all fours. I think a lot of people say great times to say how fit they are, i want everyone to really understand this shouldn't be attempted...

I did the Franconia ridge trail loop. I went there as it was the most mentioned hike across all reviews. The views were spectacular and I took 8 hrs + to complete the loop including resting in the AMC hut and taking a breather at the top of each peak / stopping for photos. However, I didn't expect the terrain to be this rough. Most of the trail is very steep and rocky especially along the ridge and near the summit of Mt Lafayette. The best part was wetting our feet in the falling waters rivulet, did wonders to our...

My boyfriend and I hiked the falling water trail to the franconia ridge trail over to the backside of Lafayette down old brindle path, and it did not disappoint!!! We had perfect weather (10/29), it was challenging but well worth it! I'm glad I went up the steeper side rather than down. It took us a total of 6 and half hrs maybe 7 including getting ready at car, all breaks, hike, lunch at the first summit. We are intermediate hikers....