Join us for this winter snowshoe hike to Lonesome Lake Hut. The whole hike is just over 6 miles with about 1200 feet of elevation gain. We will hike up the Basin-Cascades trail and Cascade Brook trail past cascades and waterfalls to the Lonesome Lake hut.  We will have to eat lunch outside since the hut will be closed.  There is a stream crossing on the Basin-Cascades trail that can be difficult in high water.  It might be good to be able to tie your snowshoes to your backpack (or just use snowshoes the whole trip), and bringin an extra dry pair of socks is probably a good idea.   We will then descend the more popular Lonesome Lake trail to Lafayette campground, and then take the Pemi trail back to the Basin parking lot where we're parked.  Microspikes could easily be used for most of the hike except for the last 2 miles on the Pemi trail, so it's best to have snowshoes, whether you use them for the whole hike or tie them to your backpack and just use them for the last 2 miles.     

We will start out at the Basin parking lot at 10. Note this will be the side of the parking lot you would be on if you exit from Franconia Notch Parkway (I-93) coming from the south (going northbound on I-93), and it would be the lower level of the parking lot. If you’re coming from the north (going southbound on I-93), just cross under the tunnel to the other side of the parking lot.