Hiking in the White Mountains: Deep in the Pemigewasset Wilderness to Galehead, South Twin, Bond, and Bondcliff

Date of Hike: 8/25/13

Lincoln Woods: 2.9 miles / Franocnia Brook Trail: 5.2 miles / Twin Brook Trail: 2.8 miles / Frost Trail 1.0 miles / Twinway: 2.8 miles / Bondcliff Trail: 8.7 miles / Lincoln Woods Trail: 2.9 miles
Total Miles: 26.3 (4,850 feet elevation gain)

Trip Report:
- One of my favorite places to hike is the Franconia Brook and Lincoln Brook Trail because of the logging history that played a significant role in the first half of the twentieth century in the Pemigewasset Wilderness. I enjoy walking along the old railroad / logging roads past the abandoned campsites and am fascinated with the old 'artifacts' (rusted buckets, cans, railroad parts) as I hike along the trails.
- Today's hike was sort of a scouting hike for a fall hike I want to do along Redrock Brook to Redrock Pond below the slides of the Twin Range.
- As I hiked along the Franconia Brook Trail I passed by hikers coming out of the 13 Falls Tentsite. The hike is a long flat one all the way into 13 falls, which is just off the trail and very picturesque. The falls were running low so I walked up and down the rock slab while soaking in the sun.
- From 13 Falls I headed up the Twin Brook Trail, it's not a very exciting trail but does has some nice Birch Trees along the way. I ended up at the Galehead Hut and decided to make the short side trip up the Frost Trail to Galehead Mountain's summit. I had not been there in over a year and needless to say the summit is still a rock pile in the middle of the woods! Still, there is a nice outlook along the trail where you can view the hut and the Twins looming high above it.
- From the hut I went up the steep and always fun Twinway to the summit of South Twin where I caught some great views before heading over to Guyot, Bond, and Bondcliff where I was able to enjoy more great views along the way.
- After Bondcliff I didn't feel to well, lack of sleep and stress from the previous couple of days and an upset stomach caught up to me so I just put my head down and hiked back to the car without much fanfare. Still, it was an enjoyable hike back to the car and another great hike in the Pemi Wilderness!