North Twin

Thankfully, I chatted with someone on the Carrigain hike who told me there is a herd path that bypasses the two first water crossings of Twin Brook on the North Twin trail. The brook is pretty wide with enough flow to make crossings difficult. The third crossing has a hand rail in the form of a tree that conveniently spans the brook (pic above). Once across the brook it is straight up to the ridge with no let up. Before the summit there is a viewpoint to the northeast. It was a hazy day but this looks like a great spot. Ten minutes ahead is the summit with a short path to a great view to the southwest. This view ranges from Galehead hut to Franconia ridge. On a clearer day this would be spectacular. It would be worth the effort to hike up in the winter. Having twice hiked from Galehead to Greenleaf I can say that this trek is much nicer to look at from above than to slog along.

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