Hike New England: Trail Report: The Tripyramids

Sept 4, 2013

North (4,180'), Middle (4,140') and South (4,100') Tripyramid. Tony and I have been talking about these three peaks for a quite a while so we finally decided to hike them. They don't offer much in the way of views at the summit. In fact north has one view at the summit if you take a side trail, middle offers a view if you stand on a huge boulder, and south offers no view at all as it is completely tree covered. The views are climbing the rock slides to the summit, which was the plan. Unfortunately, we took the wrong trail so we were in the trees all the way to the summit of North Tripyramid. Also, South Tripyramid is not an official 4000 footer even though it sits at 4,100', but we had to hike over to it. How can you hike the "Tri"pyramids and NOT hike over to the third peak?

Trailhead sign

There is no parking lot for this trail

You have to park on the side of the Kangamangus

The start of the trail

This trail was very wet and muddy, probably due to all the rain the Whites had a few days earlier. The entire loop was muddy and there were more blow downs than any other hike I have done. This trail is not well maintained, I'm guessing it's not a very popular hike except with peakbaggers.

This log was so wet and slippery I chose to not walk across it

Heading up the trail

One of many blow downs

This trail reminded me of the Flume and Liberty hike we did last year.

It was very flat for a couple of miles, then bam! The steepness hits you

View from summit or North Tripyramid

It's hard to see but the treetops were

starting to turn yellow. Winter is coming!

Mount Chocorua

from the summit of North Tripyramid

Mount Washington in the clouds

More Fall foliage coming in

Another view - I'm not sure what peaks

those are

Tony @ Summit of North Tripyramid 4,180'

Mike @ Summit of North Tripyramid 4,180'

On our way over to Middle Tripyramid

Waterville Valley Ski Area / Mount Tecumseh behind us

Summit of Middle Tripyramid 4,140'

View from summit of Middle Tripyramid

Our summit beers

Heading down from Middle over to South

Nice rock shelter

Tony @ Summit of South Tripyramid 4,100'

Massive rock slab

Another blow down

Because we took the wrong trail we didn't read about this and

it was unexpected what we were about to see

Sabbaday Falls

Trailhead from the other side of the loop

The loop spits you out 1 mile from the Pine Bend trailhead

So it's another 1 mile walk up the Kangamangus

to get back to the car

Not a good shot and nothing to see, but a car pulled over to let Tony and I know that a bear just crossed the road and ran into the woods at this spot.

We didn't see him