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Franconia Falls Trail

Ends at Franconia Falls
Inside White Mountain National Forest
Camp under a mile away

1.0 mi out & back, trail only · 126 ft gain · 1,532 ft high point · Easy

Reached from Gale River Trailhead, 12.0 mi each way

In White Mountain National Forest · NH · U.S. Forest Service

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About this hike

Franconia Falls Trail reaches the Franconia Falls waterfall in 1.0 mile out and back within White Mountain National Forest.

Elevation

126 ft of gain round trip.

Camp near here

The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.

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2.9 mi from the trailhead
Garfield Ridge Shelter
Cabin & lookout · NH

More hikes nearby

Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.

13 mi from you
Crawford Path
- Summits Mount Washington
- Inside White Mountain Purchase Unit
- 5,492 ft of climbing
15.6 mi out & back · 5,492 ft gain · Very hard
White Mountain Purchase Unit · Camp 3 mi away

Out: 120 ft up, returns the same way. Source: USGS 3DEP.

Highlights

What the trail reaches, measured from the start.

Franconia FallsDestination · 0.4 mi in

Map

The route at the trailhead. Drag with two fingers, or hold a key to zoom.

Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Download the trail and feature data.

At a glance

Length: 1.0 mi, trail only
Shape: Out & back
Gain: 126 ft round trip
High point: 1,532 ft
Low point: 1,406 ft
Difficulty: EasyFrom 1.0 mi and 126 ft of climbing
Managed by: U.S. Forest Service
State: NH
Camps within 15 mi: 17
Trailhead: 44.2327° N · 71.6102° W

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5.5 mi from the trailhead

Sugarloaf 2 Campground

Campground · NH

5.6 mi from the trailhead

Sugarloaf 1 Campground

Campground · NH

17 mi from you

Nelson Crag

Summits Mount Washington
Inside White Mountain National Forest
5,134 ft of climbing

9.7 mi out & back · 5,134 ft gain · Very hard

White Mountain National Forest · Camp 3 mi away

Garfield Ridge

Summits Mount Lafayette
Inside White Mountain National Forest
7,311 ft of climbing

19.6 mi out & back · 7,311 ft gain · Very hard

White Mountain National Forest · Camp 3 mi away

North Twin Spur

Summits South Twin Mountain
Inside White Mountain National Forest
3,758 ft of climbing

10.4 mi out & back · 3,758 ft gain · Very hard

White Mountain National Forest · Camp 3 mi away

Scaur Ridge

Summits North Tripyramid
Inside White Mountain National Forest
3,893 ft of climbing

9.0 mi loop · 3,880 ft gain · Very hard

White Mountain National Forest · Camp 2 mi away

Carter Dome

Summits Carter Dome
Inside White Mountain National Forest
3,341 ft of climbing

9.4 mi out & back · 3,341 ft gain · Very hard

White Mountain National Forest · Camp 2 mi away

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14.2 mi out & back · 2,066 ft gain · Very hard
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Weather

7-day forecast

Today50°35°Sunny
Mon62°44°Mostly Sunny
Tue63°46°Mostly Cloudy
Wed67°47°Mostly Sunny
Thu64°49°Chance Light Rain
Fri61°42°Light Rain Likely
Sat52°35°Light Rain Likely

Today: Sunny · wind 5 mph W

National Weather Service · refreshed hourly

Signal

Cell coverage here

VerizonLTE · Fair
AT&TLTE · Poor
T-MobileLTE · Fair

FCC coverage data · signal varies in remote terrain