This route covers 4.5 miles each way. Another, more difficult route is up the Flume Slide trail , which isn't recommended for winter climbing or descent any time of year. Together the two routes can make an interesting loop. The trailhead for both is just north of the Flume Visitor's Center. The Flume, a popular tourist attraction which is actually below Mt Liberty, is a dramatic narrow gorge cut by running water.
Admission is charged.
Another approach is to come up from the Pemigewasset Wilderness by parking at Lincoln Woods and taking the Wilderness Trail to the Osceo trail , which ends at the summit. Trailheads Flume Visitors Center - This parking lot serves the Liberty Springs and Flume Slide trails. To get there, take exit 1 on the Franconia Parkway, and park in the lot just north of the Flume Visitors Center. There are outhouses at the trailhead. The first .8 miles of trail runs parallel to the Parkway and the bike path, joining up with the bike path until the true start of the Liberty Springs trail.