DATE: Sep 23, 2024 to Sep 23, 2024
4000 Footer The OSCEOLAs

Meeting Time: 9:00 AM

Event Coordinator: baezfred
Lincoln, NH
US

Max # People: 15

Trip Guiding / Event Fee: No, I will not be asking participants for money

Difficulty Level: Moderate to Strenuous

SUMMARY:

Note: I'm planning to start posting several weekday hikes which will hopefully attract guys who have to work weekends or retirees who want to join more hikes.

We will hike to both Osceola peaks from the Greeley Pond Trail via the Kancamagus.

These are two 4000 footers - East Osceola standing at 4,156 feet and Mount Osceola at 4,340 feet.  

During the hike there are fantastic views of Waterville Valley.  This is an out & back hike (3.8 miles each way).

 Note:  The most challenging part is between the two mountains (it is known as "The Chimney") a rocky steep incline -- but there is a by-pass trail on the side of it to avoid the rocks.

 

Distance :  7.6 Miles

Estimated Elevation Gain:  3100

Estimated Time (with breaks, lunch & posing for pictures):   6.5 hours max

DISCLAIMER-
As a condition of your voluntary participation in this activity you acknowledge and agree to the following: this activity involves inherent risks that can cause property damage, injury, illness, disability, and/or death to participants and/or others; you assume all risk associated with this activity; you are responsible for having the necessary knowledge, skills, abilities, clothing, and equipment to safely participate in this activity; you know and will follow the Hike Safe Responsibility Code (Home - Hike Safe); the organizer(s) of this activity are volunteers; and you release, hold harmless, and indemnify the organizer(s) and all members of this group from any and all claims for property damage, injury, illness, disability, and/or death - including those caused by negligence and/or other reasons. (In other words, you may be hiking with us but you alone are responsible for your personal safety. The host of this event is a facilitator not a guide or a trip leader).

 

 

Driving directions to the location and spot to meet at:

We will us the trailhead on the Kancamagus Highway (Route 112) in Lincoln, New Hampshire.

From I-93, take exit 32 and follow the Kancamagus Highway (Route 112) for 9.7 miles East. The parking lot will be on the right hand side of the road, just after Big Rock Campground.

From Route 16 in Conway, New Hampshire, follow the Kancamagus Highway (Route 112) West for 26 miles. The parking lot will be on the left hand side of the road, just after the Hancock Overlook turn.