Hike: 2020 Pemi Loop

September 5, 2020 · hiking

In early September, Jeff and I did a Pemi Loop. It was my 4th Pemi Loop, but I went because I rarely pass up the opportunity for this epic hike, and to fill out some of my September Grid. It was Jeff’s first 24-hour attempt of the loop, which is required for the Northeast Ultra 8 list. We parked the evening before and hiked up Eastside Trail and camped in the woods to get a nice early start on the hike (and we were unable to get a campsite in the area). It was a fabulous day full of hikers and runners doing the loop, many of which we saw multiple times and cheered each other on.

ROUTE

• Parked Lincoln Woods Visitor Center on Kancamagus Highway, Lincoln, NH
• Hiked Lincoln Woods Trail to intersection with Osseo Trail
• Left on Osseo Trail to Mount Flume and Mount Liberty
• Continue on Franconia Ridge Trail to Mount Lincoln, Mount Lafayette
• Continue on Garfield Ridge Trail to Mount Garfield and Galehead Hut
• Right on Frost Trail to Mount Galehead summit and back
• Right on Twinway Trail to South Twin and to intersection with Bondcliff Trail
• Continue on Bondcliff Trail to Mount Bond, Bondcliff, and down to Wilderness Trail
• Right on Wilderness Trail to Lincoln Woods Trail
• Continue on Lincoln Woods Trail back to parking

PHOTOS

STATS

Date: 05 September 2020
Distance: 29.6 miles
Moving Time: 12:48:29
Pace: 25:59/mile
Elevation Gain: 9273′