HOST: Cherie Bélanger | New Hampshire Ambassador

ACTIVITY: Lost River Gorge Hike

LOCATION: North Woodstock, NH

SUGGESTED LGBT OUTDOORS DONATION: $10 (See Below)

ACTIVITY FEE(S): Admission is waived for our group. Donations strongly encouraged to support LGBT Outdoors and the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests

DEADLINE TO SIGN UP: September 27, 2024

MINORS ALLOWED: Yes

DOGS ALLOWED: No

Limit: 30

Join the NH chapter of LGBT Outdoors, The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, and LezHang Seacoast for a family-friendly visit to Lost River Gorge & Boulder Caves in North Woodstock, one of the 5 Hikes Challenge destinations for the Forest Society this fall.

After walking the 1 mile of boardwalk trail and exploring 11 boulder caves, participants will share a (BYO) picnic lunch, good company, and beautiful views of Kinsman Notch. (Moderate hike with 1,000 steps into and out of the gorge.)

The Lost River Gorge & Boulder Caves is a land of spectacular beauty forged by the powerful forces of water, wind, weather, and time.

The shaping of Kinsman Notch and the surrounding mountains began about 300 million years ago. The Ice Age brought glaciers more than a mile thick that grounded, lifted, and deposited rocks that formed notches and mountains. When the ice melted, the water carried debris, eroding the rocks and forming Lost River Gorge.

Lost River is so-named because the brook draining from the south east part of Kinsman Notch disappears below the surface in the narrow, steep-walled glacial gorge. The Gorge is partially filled with immense blocks of granite, through which the brook cascades along its subterranean course until it eventually emerges and joins the Pemigewasset River, which flows south from Franconia Notch.

In the early 1900s, as logging increased in the area and threatened the beauty of Lost River Gorge and the surrounding area, there was a need to protect this natural wonder. A newly formed, private nonprofit conservation organization – the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests recognized that need and purchased Lost River in 1912. Still owned by the Forest Society today, and now leased and operated by the White Mountains Attractions Association, the two organizations work closely together to provide guests the opportunity to experience the fun, challenge, and excitement of Lost River.

Registration Closed

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