Many people come here to attempt the many local summits that make up Franconia Ridge. These trails can be challenging, owing to rocky, worn-down paths and substantial heights. Nearby Mt.

According to New Hampshire Fish and Game, a hiker who became stranded in snow and rain on Garfield Ridge late Thursday night ...

The man told rescuers that he had set out Wednesday, April 30, but after hiking to the top of Mount Lafayette took the wrong trail and ended up on Garfield Ridge, near Franconia, officials said.

On Thursday, around 1:30 a.m., conservation officers rescued a 39-year-old Rhode Island man from the Skookumchuck Trail on Garfield Ridge in Franconia. He had taken a wrong turn from the summit of ...