White Mountain National Forest: Kinsman Pond

KIN01

Dist: 7.34 mi	Points: 788	Calories: none
Time: none	Speed: 0.0 mph	Pace: 0:00 / mi

KIN001

Location: 44.100685°, -71.681480°
Begin hiking NNE, following blue-blazed Pemi Trail for .6 mi.; turn L onto bike path for .2 mi.

KIN002

Location: 44.109398°, -71.681702°
Turn L before bridge onto white-blazed Whitehouse Trail; pass under 2 bridges, then R onto Cascade Brook Trail

KIN003

Location: 44.128132°, -71.702980°
Veer R @ Y, staying on mellow, white-blazed Cascade Brook Trail

KIN004

Location: 44.137943°, -71.701859°
L onto Fishin' Jimmy Trail; follow to Lonesome Hut. Break for the evening or just for a swim and water refill. Caution: Trail is often wet and muddy in spring

KIN005

Location: 44.138916°, -71.729919°
Turn around for views of Franconia Ridge and the Presidentials; hike up steep trail of rock slabs and boulders

KIN006

Location: 44.138134°, -71.732582°
L onto blue-blazed Kinsman Pond Trail; pass tent platforms (fee for use), shelter, outhouse before Kinsman Pond. Lunch on rocky shore; continue on shoreside trail. Option: Extend hike by summiting up to N and S Kinsman Peaks via Kinsman Ridge Trail

KIN007

Location: 44.126984°, -71.716965°
Pass unofficial campsite, perfect for an evening nestled next to a gentle waterfall with spectacular sunrise views

KIN008

Location: 44.128551°, -71.703835°
Cross brook and immediately turn R onto Cascade Brook Trail

KIN009

Location: 44.112526°, -71.684349°
Stay straight on Cascade Brook Trail; go under 2 bridges, then R onto Whitehouse Trail

KIN010

Location: 44.107666°, -71.681648°
Swing R onto Pemi/Whitehouse Trail and follow .5 mi. to trailhead