The following is a description of the Route to climb North Kinsman, South Kinsman, and Cannon Mountain from the Lafayette Campground. The Lafayette Campground is located right off of 93 South in Franconia Notch. You can also start this hike by parking your car at the Lafayette Place Parking Lot on the North Bound Side of 93 and crossing under the tunnel beneath the highway that connects the Lafayette Place parking lot and Lafayette Campground parking lots.
| Start Point | Trail | Elevation Start (ft) | Elevation End (ft) | Elevation Start (m) | Elevation End (m) | Distance Segment (miles) | Cumulative Distance (miles) | End Point |
| Lafayette Campground | Lonesome Lake Trail | 1706 | 2067 | 520 | 630 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Intersection Hi Cannon and Lonesome Lake Trail |
| Intersection Hi Cannon and Lonesome Lake Trail | Lonesome Lake Trail | 2067 | 2723 | 630 | 830 | 0.8 | 1.2 | Intersection Dodge Cutoff and Lonesome Lake Trail |
| Intersection Dodge Cutoof and Lonesome Lake Trail | Cascade Brook Trail | 2723 | 2723 | 830 | 830 | 0.3 | 1.5 | Lonesome Lake Hut |
| Lonesome Lake Hut | Fishin Jimmy Trail | 2723 | 3806 | 830 | 1160 | 2.2 | 3.7 | Intersection Fishin Jimmy and Kinsman Ridge Trail |
| Intersection Fishin Jimmy and Kinsman Ridge Trail | Kinsman Ridge Trail | 3806 | 4295 | 1160 | 1309 | 0.4 | 4.1 | North Kinsman |
| North Kinsman | Kinsman Ridge Trail | 4295 | 4035 | 1309 | 1230 | 0.45 | 4.55 | Low Point between North/South Kinsman |
| Low Point between North/South Kinsman | Kinsman Ridge Trail | 4035 | 4357 | 1230 | 1328 | 0.45 | 5 | South Kinsman |
| South Kinsman | Kinsman Ridge Trail | 4357 | 4035 | 1328 | 1230 | 0.45 | 5.45 | Low Point between North/South Kinsman |
| Low Point between North/South Kinsman | Kinsman Ridge Trail (Backtrack) | 4035 | 4295 | 1230 | 1309 | 0.45 | 5.9 | North Kinsman |
| North Kinsman | Kinsman Ridge Trail (Backtrack) | 4295 | 3806 | 1309 | 1160 | 0.4 | 6.3 | Intersection Fishin Jimmy and Kinsman Ridge Trail |
| Intersection Fishin Jimmy and Kinsman Ridge Trail | Kinsman Ridge Trail (Backtrack) | 3806 | 3478 | 1160 | 1060 | 2.6 | 8.9 | Intersection Kinsman Ridge and Lonesome Lake Trail |
| Intersection Kinsman Ridge and Lonesome Lake Trail | Kinsman Ridge Trail | 3478 | 3839 | 1060 | 1170 | 0.4 | 9.3 | Intersection Hi Cannon and Kinsman Ridge Trail |
| Intersection Hi Cannon and Kinsman Ridge Trail | Kinsman Ridge Trail | 3839 | 4101 | 1170 | 1250 | 0.4 | 9.7 | Cannon |
| Cannon | Kinsman Ridge Trail (Backtrack) | 4101 | 3839 | 1250 | 1170 | 0.4 | 10.1 | Intersection Hi Cannon and Kinsman Ridge Trail |
| Intersection Hi Cannon and Kinsman Ridge Trail | HI Cannon Trail | 3839 | 2887 | 1170 | 880 | 1.2 | 11.3 | Intersection Hi Cannon and Dodge Cut Off |
| Intersection Hi Cannon and Dodge Cut Off | HI Cannon Trail | 2887 | 2067 | 880 | 630 | 0.8 | 12.1 | Intersection Hi Cannon and Lonesome Lake Trail |
| Intersection Hi Cannon and Lonesome Lake Trail | Lonesome Lake Trail | 2067 | 1706 | 630 | 520 | 0.4 | 12.5 | Lafayette Campground |
Date Route Completed – 7/31/2010