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The notch is located primarily in the town of Franconia but extends south into Lincoln. It is bordered to the east by Franconia Ridge , comprising Mount Lafayette (5,249 feet/1,600 m), Mount Lincoln (5,089 feet/1,551 m), and Little Haystack Mountain (4,780 feet/1,460 m), and to the west by 4,080-foot (1,240 m) Cannon Mountain and the sheer face ...
Covered bridge near the Flume A hiking trail through Franconia Notch The Basin. Franconia Notch State Park is a public recreation area and nature preserve that straddles eight miles (13 km) of Interstate 93 as it passes through Franconia Notch, a mountain pass between the Kinsman Range and Franconia Range in the White Mountains of northern New Hampshire, United States.
The Flume Gorge (locally, just The Flume) is a natural gorge extending 800 ft (240 m) horizontally at the base of Mount Liberty in Franconia Notch State Park, New Hampshire, United States. Cut by Flume Brook, the gorge features walls of Conway granite that rise to a height of 70 to 90 ft (21 to 27 m) and are 12 to 20 ft (3.7 to 6.1 m) apart ...
Nickel Plate Express offers fall foliage train rides aboard historic 1950s-era train cars, while Flat Fork Creek Park is a great place to bike or hike amid the autumn leaves.
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The Franconia Ridge Trail, which coincides with the Appalachian Trail from Mount Lafayette to Mount Liberty, traverses the ridge over all the aforementioned mountains. One hike on the ridge is an 8.9-mile (14.3-km) loop involving the Falling Waters Trail, the Franconia Ridge Trail, the Greenleaf Trail, and the Old Bridle Path, which includes ...
Franconia Notch is a U-shaped valley in the White Mountains that was shaped by glaciers. The Old Man formation was likely formed from freezing and thawing of water in cracks of the granite bedrock sometime after the retreat of glaciers 12,000 years ago. [5] The formation was first noted in the records of a Franconia surveying team around 1805.
Loon Peak: Right in the heart of Loon, serviced by the White Mountain Express Gondola is Loon Peak. Skiing off of the summit, the area features classic New England trails such as Exodus, Flying Fox, Bear Claw, Speakeasy, and Angel Street to name a few. The Gondola also provides access to North Peak, East Basin, Kanc8, and the Tote Road Connector.