Lend-a-Hand Trail
To Mount Hale · New Hampshire
Lend-a-Hand Trail is a trail on and around Franconia Ridge, climbing about 1,400 ft from the Twinway junction to Mount Hale.
Map length
2.4 mi
Climb from the low end
1,407 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
1 h 54 min / 1 h 14 min
High point
4,057 ft
Above treeline
None
Steepest ¼ mile
1,337 ft/mi
Stream crossings
0
Low point
2,708 ft
Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer. The mapped trail stops just short of the summit of Mount Hale; these figures end there.
Lend-a-Hand Trail
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Twinway junction (the lower end) to Mount Hale.
- 0.0Twinway junction
- 2.4Mount Hale
- 2.4Junction with Fire Warden's Trail and Hale Brook Trail
Summit conditions
Today's conditions reportRecent trip reports
1 report on this trail in the last 30 days: snow or ice in 0, microspikes recommended in 0, mud in 1. From hikers on New England Trail Conditions.
- Wed, Sep 30MudWet
Water crossings: Lots of small brook crossings; all easy.
Full report on NETC - Sun, Sep 6WetDry
Water crossings: No specific water crossings were challenging, but much of Lend-a-Hand and some of Zealand could be considered on long water crossing that requires thinking through foot placement.
Full report on NETC
Connecting trails
What to bring
From the summit forecast, Sat to MonPaid links. Backcountry.com pays me if you buy. Prices are Backcountry's, checked twice a day.
28°F
Summit low
Microspikes
Summit lows near 28°F, so expect ice on rock and the upper trail.
56 mph
Summit gusts
Waterproof shell
Daytime gusts near 56 mph and up to a 73% chance of rain. A shell blocks both.
11h 13m
Daylight
Headlamp
Sunset around 6:08 PM, so a late start or a slow descent ends in the dark.
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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.