| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Whiteface, Mt. Passaconaway, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Blueberry Ledge Trail, Rollins Trail, Dicey's Mill Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, July 12, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at Fercroft trailhead parking lot. Arrived at 8:15am and the parking area was almost full. There are a few spots along the road closest to the parking lot, but beyond that there were "no parking" signs on both sides of road. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The only major water crossing was on Dicey's Mill, all rocks were submerged but a log over the river made it easily crossable. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails were in good shape overall and good signage. Ledges on Blueberry Ledges trail were dry. Plenty of mud on Rollins and Dicey's, but navigable. Due to recent rain parts of Dicey's Mill trail were small stream beds, I was thankful for waterproof boots. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
One doggo seen, I'd suspect the ledges are difficult for dogs. |
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 | Bugs: |
Bug were out and biting but not swarming. |
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 | Comments: |
This was a great hike that included many different types of terrain - beautiful flat stroll through fields, slow incline walk in the deep woods (old growth forest), stair-master, hills of boulders, rock scrambles, tricky ledges. So much fun. Definitely go UP Blueberry Ledges trail, not down. There are plenty of beautiful views along the trails, so we opted not to do the 0.2 mi view spur off of the wooded Passaconaway summit; plus we were already tired. Up Blueberry Ledges to Whiteface, across Rollins to Passaconaway, down Dicey's Mill was right around 12 mi. |
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 | Name: |
SNC |
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 | E-Mail: |
climballthemountains61@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-07-13 |
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 | Link: |
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Disclaimer: Reports are not verified - conditions may vary. Use at own risk. Always be prepared when hiking. Observe all signs. Trail conditions reports are not substitutes for weather reports or common sense. |
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