Concord: Mt. Flume via Flume Slide Trail
Hike through Franconia Notch State Park's legendary birch forest before scrambling up the steep, polished, granite slabs of Mt. Flume on this 8.4-miler.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 6.8
Waypoints
MTF006
Location: 44.1104888916016, -71.6696166992188
Under a birch forest, rock-hop across a muddy creekbed
MTF002
Location: 44.1072692871094, -71.6816482543945
Turn L and follow paved bike path skirting along Cascade Brook
MTF003
Location: 44.1082000732422, -71.6816635131836
Hike past picnic tables
MTF004
Location: 44.1099281311035, -71.6808166503906
Exit bike path; R onto Liberty Springs Trail (big sign). Trail gradually climbs NE
MTF005
Location: 44.1123390197754, -71.675537109375
Turn R onto well-marked but narrow, overgrown Flume Slide Trail
MTF007
Location: 44.1060104370117, -71.6617431640625
Photo Op: Cross brook, see warped birch tree grown perfectly into shape of a chair
MTF008
Location: 44.1048202514648, -71.6537399291992
Rest on large, sun-baked granite slab before steep climb ahead
MTF009
Location: 44.1025505065918, -71.6475067138672
Cascading water resonates through the birch forest; cross creek twice; don’t miss wild raspberries along trail
MTF010
Location: 44.1050605773926, -71.6394195556641
Begin laborious climb up Flume Slide
MTF011
Location: 44.1065292358398, -71.6304626464844
Trail turns R up The Slide; scramble up steep, hard-to-navigate slabs. Caution: Dangerously slippery when wet
MTF012
Location: 44.1076316833496, -71.6285171508789
Turn L @ Franconia Ridge Trail; footing becomes more solid
MTF013
Location: 44.1087989807129, -71.6280136108398
Mt. Flume: Outstanding views of the treeless knife-edge of Franconia Ridge and several peaks, including Mts. Liberty, Lincoln, and Whaleback
MTF001
Location: 44.1006889343262, -71.6818008422852
Head N on Whitehouse Trail