WHITE MOUNTAINS FLUME GORGE NH FULL

While walking The trail at The Flume, you will go from paved areas, over The Flume Covered Bridge over the Pemigewasset River onto wooden pathways, to dirt trails.

WHITE MOUNTAINS FLUME GORGE NH FULL

The Flume attracts many visitors from all over the world and is usually fairly busy, but don’t let the crowded parking lot full of cars and buses scare you away, The Flume is a big place, the trail itself is over a mile long and the parking is also for other nearby trails as well. There are a few places that have tall rock walls, but once through that small part it gets much easier. Also, if you are claustrophobic you may want to prepare yourself for walking up the narrow flume.

Keep in mind that it can be quite cool and damp when you are in the flume itself. The tree colors and the dry cool days make it a great experience! It can also make a great refuge from the hot summer heat. Another great time to go is during the Fall Foliage season in New Hampshire. The pathway of the Flume is normally reopened by Memorial Day weekend.īest times to go to The Flume Gorge is in late Spring when the winter snow melt contributes to the water in the streams, giving a spectacular view of the waterfalls. The pathway is rebuilt every Spring to allow visitors to walk the Flume pathway. Ice can get 3 to 4 feet thick and rise up to 80 feet high on the walls of the Flume. Every year, hundreds of feet of the Flume pathway (as seen in the photo to the right) is removed due to large amounts of ice build up on the walls of the Flume Gorge. The walls of granite rise to a height of 90 feet and range from 12 to 20 feet apart.

The gorge extends 800 feet at the base of Mt. The Flume Gorge at Franconia Notch State Park in Lincoln, NH is a naturally made gorge created by glaciers.

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