Photo by Scott Dresser. Left to right: Mt. Lafayette Mt. Truman Mt. Lincoln Photo by Felix Garon. Mount Lafayette from Old Bridle Path trail Photo by Dan Moore. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive special offers and stay up to date on the latest news and events. FREE shipping with 2 items or more. Skip to content. Facebook page opens in new window YouTube page opens in new window Instagram page opens in new window.
Mount Lafayette, New Hampsire. People used to overflow park on I when it was not legal. Now, overflow parking, and a shuttle to the trailhead is located at Cannon Mountain just a couple miles down the road. All trails to the summit are well traveled. Summer conditions are almost always fine. Winter can experience significant ice and snow buildup. Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around Northwest wind around 20 mph. Veterans Day Mostly sunny, with a high near Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night A slight chance of snow showers between 4am and 5am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around South wind 10 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible. Friday A chance of rain and snow showers before 7am, then rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near We ate our lunch quickly and then began our descent on Greenleaf Trail.
The descent was relentlessly steep. It felt like it took us forever to hike 1 mile down Greenleaf Trail to Greenleaf Hut. Once we arrived at Greenleaf Hut, we took another minute break as I was looking for water. Some huts have a place to refill water outside, but unfortunately, Greenleaf Hut did not. It looked like Gina and I would be sharing half a liter of water for the remainder of the hike. We began our descent on Old Bridle Path after our short break, and that was where the heat started to kick in.
Most of Old Bridle Path was exposed to the sun with minimal shade, so it became hot quickly as we were descending. The heat coupled with the steep descent and not having a lot of water made for a miserable hike. The last 3 miles on Old Bridle Path seemed to take an eternity. I read that a lot of people prefer to hike up Old Bridle Path because it is the more difficult trail, and when we were descending, I understood why.
We kept moving, and after over an hour of hiking, we were finally at the Falling Waters Trail junction! We pretty much ran down the last 0. Lafayette was tough! I still recommend hiking counterclockwise up Falling Waters Trail and down Old Bridle Path, so you can experience the beautiful waterfalls before they are swarmed with people. Have you hiked Mt.
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