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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. A 2-mile loop leads visitors on boardwalks through the gorge, and it is truly stunning to experience. Its mossy granite walls tower 90 feet above the water and are just 12 feet apart in places. Continue straight on the Franconia Ridge Trail for 0.1 miles to reach the summit of Mt. The natural attraction associated with the visitor center is the Flume Gorge, which extends 800 feet at the base of Mount Liberty. 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. I climbed in via the Osseo Trail which provides a relatively gradual ascent, climbing 3150 feet in 5.6 miles, except for a series of wooden ladders as you near treeline. Having provided plenty of walking to warm up the legs, the trail eventually climbs a relatively steep bank. Mt Flume is the southernmost peak on Franconia Ridge and the first mountain the Pemigewasset Loopers encounter after leaving the Lincoln Woods Trailhead. The Hill Shaded Trail Map and Satellite Trail Map for Mount Flume NH were design by Kimball/TrailsNH, based on geographic information. 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. 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.

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Please see the help article on sensor placement for more information on how to place the Flume sensor on the water meter.11.2 miles round trip (including Lincoln Woods Trail and the Franconia Ridge Trail) Make sure that you can still open and close the meter lid once you strap your WS to your water meter, as shown in the pictures below. No matter how you strap the device to the meter, it needs to fit snugly to the side of the meter (so that it won't move) and parallel to the pipe running through the meter. If you can't stretch the band enough to get it around your meter, you may need to use the second strap (included) to fasten each side of the device around the piping.

You might even have to unlatch the elastic band so that you can thread the band under the wires.

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Just move them out of your way as much as possible while you install your device. If there are wires coming out of your meter, that is OK. He did better than most the humans on the trail. Java had no issues on the Flume Slide Trail or the Osseo trail but Flume Slide does get steep and sections were a bit wet despite the lack of recent rain. You may also encounter some spiders, so you might want to put on a pair of gloves (included in your Flume box).ĭon't worry if the Flume 2 device gets wet or muddy, as it is waterproof. Mount Lafayette is a 5,249-foot (1,600 m) mountain at the northern end of the Franconia Range in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, United States.It lies in the town of Franconia in Grafton County, and appears on the New England Fifty Finest list of the most topographically prominent peaks in New England. Mount Flume was a very dog friendly hike. If you are installing the device in a pit, you may get a little dirty.

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