![]() ![]() You can also get a nice side view of the falls. You can feel up close and personal with the waterfall here as it plunges over the edge of the cliff, as well as peer down into the gorge. A path on the right leads down to a viewing area at the top of Avalanche Falls. Stay straight toward the head of the gorge, now back on the main trail coming from the boardwalk. In a quarter mile, you'll reach a junction where the main loop turns left. Stay toward the fence, avoiding an abandoned trail cutting off to the left. It soon follows along a fence keeping it back from the edge of the gorge. Cross the brook and follow path up through the woods, swinging away from the brook and then toward it again. Turn around here and return to the bridge. Summer visitors would continue up the boardwalk here at it switches sides again and climbs up alongside Avalanche Falls. From here, you can gaze up through the higher part of the gorge, where ice will dominate, forming countless giant icicles as it migrates from the top of the cliffs to the bottom. The boardwalk switches sides of the gorge, then runs a little further before reaching the point where it is disassembled at the end of each season. Toward the bottom, snow drapes over the precipitous hillsides, blanketing over the green mosses. The winter scene is quite one-of-a-kind here. This will put you on the famous boardwalk that clings to the gorge walls. The path follows closely beside the edge of the brook for 0.15 miles until it comes to a junction, with a bridge on the left. A short distance further, just past the beginning of the official footpath, you'll walk along the edge of a huge opening on Flume Brook called Table Rock, where the water spreads out across a wide open rock slab. Walk uphill for 0.1 miles, passing the hut at the end of the road from the visitor center. You will cross an adjoining bridge for foot traffic. Bear right at this fork and follow the path as it makes a long switchback downhill for 0.15 miles to a covered bridge over the Pemigewasset River. In 0.1 miles, head straight across a bus access road. The path, only available when the visitor center is closed, crosses a bridge over a tiny stream and bypasses the building. Look for it in the middle of the curved drive conecting the two northernmost parking lots. The trail enters the woods in front and to the left of the shuttered visitor center. Since we'll describe the hike from the winter perspective, you'll start your hike right from the parking area. One important note is that despite being graded tourist paths, the steeper parts of trail through the Flume can become slippery with snowpack, so you may want to be prepared with traction devices. Depending on the weather conditions, some of the waterfalls may freeze over as well. Those who visit in the cold season will gain a host of different scenic experiences, foremost being the awe-inspiring ice masses that form on the walls of the gorge. This makes the winter season potentially the best time to visit the Flume. An entrance fee is collected at the visitor center during the in-season (see the State Parks page for details), but access is allowed when the park is not operating. The Flume is famous for good reason, and its incredible natural beauty has cemented its iconic place in the minds of many. The park encompasses three notable waterfalls, each being among New Hampshire's most scenic. Each summer possibly millions of people experience the thrill of traversing the boardwalk between the vertiginous rock walls of the gorge. ![]() The Flume Gorge is one of the White Mountains' premiere tourist attractions. If visiting during the off-season, you will want to enter at the second (northern) entrance and drive toward the end of the lot near the visitor center. ![]() The entrance to the large parking complex is just a short distance north of the off-ramp to exit 34A on I-93, on the east side of the road. ![]() Source: Flume Brook (Avalanche), Cascade Brook (Liberty), and Pemigewasset River (Pool) Blah blah blah The Flume Length: 2.4 mile loop Difficulty (click for info): Easy Elevation Gain: 660 feet Rating (click for info): 9/10 Height: 45' (Avalanche), 70' (Liberty), and 30' (Pool) ![]()
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