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Profile Lake Trail

Old Man Legacy Fund E sta b lishe d b y Go ve rno r Be nso n a fte r the c o lla pse • o f the Old Ma n o f the Mo unta in g e o lo g ic a l fe a ture . T he L e g a c y F und wo rks in pa rtne rship with the Ne w • Ha mpshire Divisio n o f Pa rks & Re c re a tio n to pro vide a “la sting le g a c y o f re me mb ra nc e ” fo r the Old Ma n o f the Mo unta in. T he F und’ s prima ry fo c us is to c re a te a pe rma ne nt • me mo ria l to the Old Ma n o f the Mo unta in.

Legacy Fund Revitalization Vision Muse um/ Visito r Ce nte r • Pro file Vie wing De vic e s • Pro file L a ke Circ umfe re ntia l Pa th • Artists pa thwa y • Old Ma n Curric ulum a nd T ra ve ling E xhib it •

Accomplishments Muse um is insta lle d in the Pro file Visito r Se rvic e s Building . • Se ve n "pro file rs," whic h a llo w visito rs to a g a in se e the • fa mo us Pro file o n the mo unta in. T he Old Ma n o f the Mo unta in Pro file r Pla za wa s • de dic a te d in June 2011 o n the sho re o f Pro file L a ke . T he Pla za inc lude s 1,200 pa ve r sto ne s mo st e ng ra ve d • with the na me s a nd me mo rie s o f frie nds o f the Old Ma n a nd F ra nc o nia No tc h.

Old Man of the Mountain Memorial Plaza

Site Overview F ra nc o nia No tc h Pa rkwa y c o mple te d in 1988. • Pub lic a c c e ss pro vide d to Pro file L a ke a t the Pro file Visito r • Ce nte r a nd the Ca nno n Cliff tra ilhe a d. Pro file L a ke is a 13 a c re la ke sto c ke d with tro ut b y NH F ish a nd • Ga me De pa rtme nt. L a ke is re stric te d to fly fishing o nly. • Ave ra g e de pth is 6 fe e t, ma ximum de pth is 15 fe e t. • Ca no e & c a r to p b o a ts a re a llo we d a t the Ca nno n Cliff • tra ilhe a d b o a t la unc h.

Recreational Amenities Pro file Visito r Ce nte r c o nstruc te d in 1986. • Ba thro o ms o Old Ma n o f the Mo unta in Muse um & g ift sho p o Vie wing a re a fo r the Old Ma n o f the Mo unta in g e o lo g ic a l fe a ture o Pa rking fo r a ppx 100 c a rs with a n a c c e ssib le ro ute to the la ke o Pro file Co tta g e inte rpre tive d ispla y o Re c re a tio na l tra il c o nne c ts no tc h a ttra c tio ns a nd • pa rking a re a s. Pe d e stria n a nd b ic yc le ro ute thro ug h the no tc h o T ra il c ro sse s und e r Ro ute 93 to the e a st-sid e o f the no tc h b e fo re the pla za o Re c re a tio na l tra il d o e s no t me e t unive rsa l a c c e ssib ility g uid e line s a lo ng its o e ntire le ng th Pe mi T ra il • Primitive hiking tra il tha t c o nne c ts the Pro file Visito r Ce nte r to L a fa ye tte o Ca mpg ro und L o c a te d o n the we st-sid e o f Pro file L a ke o Co nne c ts to ma jo r tra ils in F ra nc o nia No tc h o

Trails

Profile Lake Trail Proposal Goals T a ke a dva nta g e o f e xisting re c re a tio na l infra struc ture • E xpa nd re c re a tio na l o ppo rtunity in the pa rk b y c re a ting • a unive rsa lly a c c e ssib le sho rt hike E nc o ura g e to urism in the F ra nc o nia No tc h re g io n • Pro vide a uniq ue vie w o f Ca nno n Cliff a nd E a g le Cliff • tha t is no t a va ila b le fro m the F ra nc o nia No tc h b ike pa th.

Examples of Boardwalks Silve r L a ke L o o p T ra il, Big • Co tto nwo o d Ca nyo n, Wa sa tc h- Ca c he Na tio na l F o re st. Je a n L a fitte Na tio na l Histo ric • Pa rk, L o uisia na Big Be a r L a ke , Ca lifo rnia •

Environmental We tla nd Pe rmit • Sho re la nd Pe rmit • NH DOT Rig ht o f Wa y MOA • Pro je c t pre se nte d to the Sta te L a nds T e a m • Na tura l He rita g e Bure a u da ta c he c k •

Proposed Design 6’ wide le dg e pa c k a c c e ssib le tra il fro m Old Ma n • Pla za (420 line a r fe e t), to the b o a rdwa lk, Bo a rdwa lk de sig n; • 44 g ra nite b lo c ks insta lle d a lo ng the sho re a t the b a se o f the slo pe fro m o Ro ute 93, c e nte re d 12’ a pa rt (510 line a r fe e t). 8’ le ng th b e twe e n b lo c k to b e spa nne d with 6’ x12’ de c k se c tio ns re sting o o n shims 6’ wide le dg e pa c k a c c e ssib le tra il fro m the • b o a rdwa lk whic h will inte rse c t with re c re a tio na l tra il a t the Ca nno n Cliff tra ilhe a d (630 line a r fe e t)

Next Steps & Resources Antic ipa te d Sc he dule • Gra nite b lo c k insta lla tio n la te Ma y – e a rly June o Wa lkwa y c o nstruc tio n July – Aug ust o Pro je c t c o mple tio n Se pte mb e r o Pro je c t we b pa g e ha s pla ns a nd pe rmit a pplic a tio ns. • Pub lic c o mme nt pe rio d o pe n until April 21, 2017 • Jo ha nna .L yo ns@ d re d .nh.g o v o DRE D –Divisio n o f Pa rks & Re c re a tio n o 172 Pe mb ro ke Ro a d , Co nc o rd , NH 03301 www.nhsta te pa rks.c o m/ ne ws-a nd-e ve nts/ pro je c ts •