The view of the Franconia Ridge and mounts Lincoln and Lafayette from Flume. There are a couple viewpoints along the Osseo Trail. When the climbing gets steep, there are plenty of switchbacks and rock staircases have been well maintained. The early going on the Osseo Trail is equally as pleasant. The first 1.4 miles on the Lincoln Woods Trail is easy walking on an old logging road. Approximately 5.6 miles from the exit is the Lincoln Woods Visitor Center parking lot, which has a daily parking fee. Take exit 32 on I-93 and at the end of the ramp turn left onto Rt. Lafayette and perhaps the entire 31-mile Pemi Loop. From here more adventurous hikers can turn this hike into a multi-day trek by carrying on across Mt. Continue straight on the Franconia Ridge Trail for 0.1 miles to reach the summit of Mt. The Osseo Trail ends after 4.1 miles at a junction with the Flume Slide Trail and the beginning of the Franconia Ridge Trail.
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Upon reaching actual steepness, Osseo offers a series of switchbacks and a couple wooden staircases. Having provided plenty of walking to warm up the legs, the trail eventually climbs a relatively steep bank. Turning onto the Osseo Trail at first seems a continuation of this leisurely stroll as it meanders alongside a brook. I had the pleasure of hitting the Lincoln Woods Trail before any heavy foot traffic on a clear fall day, the early morning sunshine glowing like a prism in the leaves above. The Osseo Trail is the first exit, located 1.4 miles in on the left. This trail, which becomes the Wilderness Trail at the entry point to the Pemigewasset Wilderness, is a high-speed, inter-forest hiking highway delivering peak seekers to numerous trailheads throughout the Wilderness. Follow Osseo Trail for 4.1 miles at which point Osseo Trail ends and meets up with Flume Slide Trail on the left and Franconia Ridge Trail straight ahead. To access the Osseo Trail, hikers begin on the Lincoln Woods Trail from the Lincoln Woods Visitor Center. All of which makes it a great option for casual hikers wanting to bag a 4,000-foot peak, or as a starter mountain for those eager to collect all 48. Practically serving as a boundary marker between the Pemigewasset Wilderness and Franconia Notch State Park, it packs plenty of scenery to boot. Flume has to rank as one of the “easier” 4,000-foot climbs in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. 11.2 miles round trip (including Lincoln Woods Trail and the Franconia Ridge Trail)
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