Franconia Brook Trail
Near Owl's Head · New Hampshire
Franconia Brook Trail is a trail on and around Franconia Ridge, climbing about 2,050 ft from the Bondcliff Trail and Lincoln Woods Trail junction to the Garfield Ridge Trail junction.
Map length
7.1 mi
Climb from the low end
2,041 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
4 h 34 min / 3 h 34 min
High point
3,427 ft
Above treeline
None
Steepest ¼ mile
1,120 ft/mi
Stream crossings
9 (9 fords)
Low point
1,432 ft
Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.
Franconia Brook Trail
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Bondcliff Trail and Lincoln Woods Trail junction (the lower end) to Garfield Ridge Trail junction.
- 0.0Bondcliff Trail and Lincoln Woods Trail junction
- 0.5Fords Camp 9 Brook
- 0.7Fords Camp 9 Brook
- 1.1Fords Camp 9 Brook
- 1.6Junction with Lincoln Brook Trail
- 1.7Fords a stream
- 2.5Fords Hellgate Brook
- 3.4Fords Redrock Brook
- 4.3Fords a stream
- 4.6Fords Twin Brook
- 5.1Junction with Lincoln Brook Trail and Twin Brook Trail
- 5.1Thirteen Falls
- 6.0Fords a stream
- 7.1Junction with Garfield Ridge Trail
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Lincoln Brook Trail junction
1.62 mi (total 1.62) · ↑292 ↓16 ft · 58 min / 49 min
To Thirteen Falls
3.48 mi (total 5.10) · ↑523 ↓34 ft · 2 h / 1 h 46 min
To Garfield Ridge Trail junction
1.97 mi (total 7.07) · ↑1,222 ↓0 ft · 1 h 36 min / 59 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bondcliff Trail and Lincoln Woods Trail junction | Lincoln Brook Trail junction | 1.62 | 1.62 | 292 / 16 ft | 58 min / 49 min |
| Lincoln Brook Trail junction | Thirteen Falls | 3.48 | 5.10 | 523 / 34 ft | 2 h / 1 h 46 min |
| Thirteen Falls | Garfield Ridge Trail junction | 1.97 | 7.07 | 1,222 / 0 ft | 1 h 36 min / 59 min |
↑ walking from Bondcliff Trail and Lincoln Woods Trail junction; ↓ the other way. Book time: 2 mph over the map miles plus 30 minutes per 1,000 ft of climbing.
2 incidents recorded on this trail: Owl's Head safety record
Connecting trails
Packing for fall? The fall gear guide has the full list.
Trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP. Distances are measured from the map and can differ from signs and guidebooks. Conditions change: check before you go.