Hike the Kinsmans!

NOTE: This is not a beginner's hike. If we haven't hiked together before OR your Ridj-it profile is bare, please comment with some of your past experience before signing up for the trip. Also, we'll be on the teetering brink between fall and winter in the Whites, so please be prepared for wintry conditions! I'll be reporting back on the weather when we get closer, but it's probably safest not to sign up just yet at least if you don't have winter hiking experience.

North Kinsman and South Kinsman are 4,000 footers located at Franconia Notch. North Kinsman is 4,293 ft., while South Kinsman is 4,358 ft. We'll be hiking to the Kinsmans (Kinsmen?) via the Lonesome Lake, Fishing Jimmy, and Kinsman Ridge trails, totaling 9.4 miles out-and-back. There are some great views at South Kinsman of Franconia Ridge, but North Kinsman is a wooded summit.

Length: 9.4 miles

Elevation gain: 3248 ft

difficulty: Hard

Gear:

Trail runners or hiking boots with good traction (NO SNEAKERS! you will be left behind at Alewife if you come in sneakers. )

Warm, non-cotton layers

Outer shell + hood for the rain/wind

2-3 liters of water

Headlamp/torch

Warm hat and gloves

Microspikes

Snacks/ lunch

Trail map

First aid (ibuprofen, band aids, compression straps etc)

Highly recommended: hiking poles, electrolytes

Trail Map

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-hampshire/north-kinsman-and-south-kinsman-trail-via-lonesome-lake-and-appalachian-trail?search=true

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