Three years ago, we hiked Mt. Liberty in the winter, but we were not in the physical condition to add the extra two miles and elevation gain of continuing to Mt. Flume. After a couple of years of hiking and more hiking experience under our belts, we felt more than capable of reaching both peaks on a single hike. So, on a January day, we decided to do an out and back of Liberty Springs Trail to hike over Liberty and Flume.
Although going up the Flume slide is technically shorter, it isn’t advisable in the winter. It is steep and dangerous without technical climbing gear so we didn’t want to tackle that.
We parked at Liberty Springs Trailhead and started off on the Pemi Trail toward Liberty Springs Trail. Just an FYI, there are outhouses at this parking lot that are definitely open in the summer, but were locked when we were there in winter. The route stays pretty flat through the woods then shoots you on a wider road, used for snowmobiles in the winter. The road crosses over a bridge and quickly meets Liberty Springs Trail which led us back into the woods. It was an absolutely gorgeous day. The weather was in the 20s, so the snow was not too sticky and microspikes were sufficient for most of the way up.
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