Hiking the TERRIFYING Ladder to Cannon Mountain & Lonesome Lake | White Mountains NH
Hiking the terrifying ladder to Lonesome Lake & Cannon Mountain for the NH 48 4000 Footers and Terrifying 25 in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The most terrifying day hike in New Hampshire? Some solo day hiking fun!
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My solo day hike to Lonesome Lake & Cannon Mountain located at Franconia Notch in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Cannon Mountain counts for both the New Hampshire 48 4000 Footer (NH48) hiking List and the Hi-Cannon trail to the summit counts as an elective for The Terrifying 25 (T25) hiking list. The New Hampshire 48 4000 Footer list, created by the Appalachian Mountain Club, consists of 48 mountains in New Hampshire with elevations of at least 4,000 feet and a minimum of 200 feet prominence. The Terrifying 25 list, created by Trish, Alex, and Sage Herr, consists of the most interesting White Mountains trails that have slides, rock scrambles, or boulder caves. This video is part of my series where I attempt to find the best day hikes in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. Did I find the best day hike in New Hampshire? One of the top day hikes in New Hampshire at least! Specifically, Cannon Mountain and Lonesome Lake are located near Franconia, NH in the White Mountain National Forest.
►HIKE INFO
Trails: Lonesome Lake Trail, Cascade Brook Trail, Fishin’ Jimmy Trail, Around Lonesome Lake Trail, Lonesome Lake Trail, Dodge Cut Off, Hi-Cannon Trail, Kinsman Ridge Trail, Rim Trail, Short Trail
Location: Lafayette Place Campground
2 Franconia Notch State Park, Franconia, NH 03580
Hike Completed: 09/12 & 9/25 2021
►HIKING LIST INFO
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►HIKING LIST PROGRESS
NH48: 9/48
52WAV: 14/52
T25: 14/25
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0:00 - Intro
0:13 - Hike to Lonesome Lake
2:46 - Lonesome Lake
6:04 - Hike to Hi-Cannon
6:46 - Hi-Cannon Trail
8:43 - TERRIFYING Ladder
10:23 - Ridge Hike
11:01 - Rim Trail Viewpoints
12:04 - Summit Tower
13:30 - Trail Info and Review
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What's your favorite secluded NH mountain lake??
@nolan5251
2 жыл бұрын
kinsman pond you’ll have to check it out
@BobCorsaro
2 жыл бұрын
Sawyer Pond
@AdamHoyt
2 жыл бұрын
@@nolan5251 ooo I know I was kinda near the kinsmans that day. I’ll have to find it! I see a video in the future lol
@AdamHoyt
2 жыл бұрын
@@BobCorsaro Oo another one for me to track down!
@BobCorsaro
2 жыл бұрын
@@AdamHoyt the hike in isn't very eventful, I'd recommend a bushwhack up to the upper pond, or do it while Sawyer road is still open and go up to carrigain same day
As NH resident. I appreciate this video. Also love the song of storms as the music choice!
"Am I even hiking in the northeast right now?" I could just hear Mother Nature going, "Mwahahahahaha!"
@AdamHoyt
2 ай бұрын
hahahahaha
Great video! Thanks for sharing, looks like an intense hike!
@AdamHoyt
2 жыл бұрын
Just that one part is rather intense but fun. Otherwise very doable, especially lonesome lake. I really feel everyone can and should go explore there!
Great video!! so much effort was put into this and you can tell! Awesome!
@AdamHoyt
Жыл бұрын
Thanks a ton! I am always so happy when people appreciate it because I definitely make it way harder on myself hahaha
Great video, Adam. Some friends and I spent a night at Lonesome Lake Hut this past summer - a great time!
@AdamHoyt
2 жыл бұрын
Oo what a cool place to be able to spend the night!
What a view! I would hike Lonesome Lake and ride the tram to the top of Cannon Mt. That looked challenging. Enjoyed how you captured the beautiful nature scenes.
@AdamHoyt
2 жыл бұрын
Yes that would be a great option! Lonesome lake was definitely doable for the vast majority of people with its many switchbacks!
Awesome video. Impressive video capturing skills :).
@AdamHoyt
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 😀
Another banger!!!!
@AdamHoyt
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks dude, I had so much fun making this one!
Hey Adam, love this video. The area you hike in is so beautiful. I live in East Tennessee and am surrounded by many 5 star hikes. If ever in NC, go check out the profile trail in Grandfather Mountain it has MANY terrifying ladders and huge boulders to climb. Epic hiking for sure. Just a plug for the south.🤣
@AdamHoyt
2 жыл бұрын
O I fell in love with the mountains and forest and trails of New Hampshire Long ago. I know its a travesty I've never really hiked in the south and definitely need to get there some day. I do have a cousin in Tennessee so may sooner rather than later! I do love me a crazy ladder!
11:13 - the view here is mad! nice job bud :)
@AdamHoyt
2 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite Notches!
Awesome video Adam! We’ve never done the Dodge cut off before, great idea!
@AdamHoyt
2 жыл бұрын
It just made sense!
@hikinghomesteaders
2 жыл бұрын
@@AdamHoyt Best of both worlds with Lonesome and the terrifying trail!
Some years ago, I came down the Hi-Cannon Trail from the summit(gained the summit on the Kinsman Ridge Trail). Couldn't help but think, in certain sections, that if one were to come down that trail with a half a 'buzz' on, he/she could become a permanent part of the landscape - there were a few moments...
@AdamHoyt
2 жыл бұрын
SO many moments! That trail is just so steep!
Looks like a great day hike. You didn't really mention the trail parking, but this area is very popular and folks should get there early for parking. Thanks for sharing!
@AdamHoyt
2 жыл бұрын
Good call!
@roxannegordon2854
Жыл бұрын
If you get to the parking lot by 8 am you should be able to find a spot but maybe not on a holiday weekend. We reserve a campsite for our hike. For $25 we have plenty of room to unpack, sort gear on the picnic table, put on boots without being squished between cars that park too close, getting our gear out while cars zoom by trying to find a parking spot......all that angst...gone. Back in the day parking on the road was horrible. Cars zooming by while we were trying to get out gear out while parked on a slope was crazy.
@OutdoorsWithJohnUSA
Жыл бұрын
@@roxannegordon2854 thanks for the response
Love this circuit! Would you believe I carried my 35 point dog up that ladder?! It was pretty nuts in retrospect. Lonesome lake is one of my favorite spots for sure. Can’t wait to do this in winter!
@AdamHoyt
2 жыл бұрын
Holy crap! Well at least it was only a single ladder here compared to some of the other trails with ladders! Haha
@roxannegordon2854
Жыл бұрын
I hiked up this trail in winter wearing microspikes. They were really needed once the trail veers left up the steep stone steps (covered in snow). Since the hut/lake is on the 'other' side of Canon. On the way down we put on our snowshoes! Very very nice adventure. We may do it again this winter (23) if we get enough snow. The hut was fun in the off season. We took over the kitchen, cooking up dinner and breakfast we brought from home. Not too cold in the dining room (small woodstove is lit for a little while) but that bunkhouse (not attached) was darn chilly. Highly rated sleeping bags is the way to go. Since there was no wind but going outside up the steps to the bathroom required breaking all land speed records. Brrr
Love the Zelda music
@AdamHoyt
10 ай бұрын
Me too! It’s my favorite!
Amazing
@AdamHoyt
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@jrman413
2 жыл бұрын
@@AdamHoyt The Rim Trail view was something else, I bet it was magic to watch live. Hope you keep doing this videos
@AdamHoyt
2 жыл бұрын
@@jrman413 so magical I went back again to catch it in the perfect light for the video! Couldn’t let it be cloudy like the first time I tried!
Damm you must have to do Alot backtracking for you cams! Lol! Iv hiked all these trails.there Awesome!
@AdamHoyt
2 жыл бұрын
Oo always! But just makes me a more fit hiker!
Ocarina of time music in the back haha.
@AdamHoyt
12 күн бұрын
🙌
You should have eaten that magic mushroom at 3:53. You'd be up top in no time!
@AdamHoyt
7 ай бұрын
Woah
Nice hike. Did you take the chairlift back down or hike back the way you came?
@AdamHoyt
2 жыл бұрын
Nope I hiked all the way down! Actually they do not allow that at all during the pandemic. there are clear signs before you hike stating this fact haha. I’m not sure if this was allowed previously. But rest assured I went both up and down! It was such a quick down! So fun!
@williamgoodhue
2 жыл бұрын
@@AdamHoyt thanks for the info. I think my family is adding this one to our list.
i rode the tram all the way to the top of cannon mt it was summer
@AdamHoyt
10 ай бұрын
nice!
I am like number 100
@AdamHoyt
Жыл бұрын
right on!
terrifying?? where?
@AdamHoyt
2 жыл бұрын
The ladder dude! It’s the “terrifying 25 hiking list” lol.
What is so scary about this ? 😅its not even a real mountain dope slopes to me 😊
@AdamHoyt
Жыл бұрын
Scary is in the eye of the beholder!