Osseo Trail This trail begins at the Lincoln Woods Parking area along the Kanc. The south end is located at the Flume Gorge Parking lot and the north end is at a parking lot located about a half mile off Route 93, Exit 35 which takes you onto route 3 (4412'11.3'N 7140'51.7'W). Signup Algorithm first-come, first-serve Maximum participants 3 Signups opened at Dec. The flume slide trail is a very steep but gorgeous trail that begins just after the Flume Visitors center. For the point to point option first drop a car off at one end of the trail then return to the other. Saturday, 5:00 pm: Return to car, drive back to Boston (option to stop Saturday, 7:45 am: Arrive at the trail-head at Flume Visitor Center parking lot Saturday, 7 am: Stop at Dunkin’s at Lincoln for hot water fill and quick breakfast. Saturday, 5 am: Meet at MIT student center turnaround and start driving Winning the lottery does not guarantee a place on this trip. We reserve the right to select participants based on previous experience. Make sure to bring the hiking boots you will be using in the trip.ĭetails will be sent out after the lottery runs. There will be a mandatory pre-trip meeting at the MITOC Office at 6:15pm on Thursday, January 2 to rent or check equipment and adjust crampons. We may extend the limit to 10 ppl based on car availability, interest, and participant skill level. The trip size is at max 5 (including leaders). Please, bring water-proof, hard-shell (ski) pants. If you prefer to slide down the Liberty Spring Trail (tons of fun!) you should also have microspikes with you. Temperatures will go easily below freezing and we expect large wind-chill factor.
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It will be a cold and windy day and there will be some exposed sections at the summits, so we need a full set of layers and skin exposure protection. We will also take snowshoes as there is lots of snow forecast and the Flume Slide is not a highway. The steep part at the top Flume Slide Trail can be iced, so prior crampon and ice axe experience is highly recommended. We will be using crampons and ice axes on the Flume Slide trail. This will be a strenuous hike due to mileage and elevation gain, hence you need to have taken previous Winter School classes, have previous winter hike experience and be in reasonably good shape. We will leave the beautiful Franconia Range views behind by hiking or sliding down the Liberty Spring Trail.ĭistance is about 10.6 miles, with an elevation gain of 3800'. Our plan is to start from the Flume Visitor Center parking lot, then hike the treacherous Flume Slide Trail to reach Mt. Join us on one of the first winter hiking trips of 2020 where will will climb up Mt.
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