| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Blueberry Mountain (Benton), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Long Pond Road, Blueberry Mountain Trail, Town Line Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, April 21, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Long Pond Road gate is closed. 0.6 mi dirt road walk to the Blueberry Mountain trailhead. 3 cars were able to park around the gate today. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Crossing Oliverian Brook requires wading through at least shin-deep water at this time. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Town Line Trail: one small blowdown on the Jeffers Brook Shelter spur, easy enough to step over, could be cut with a handsaw; one medium-sized white birch down on the trail about 0.1 mi south of the shelter, would be better suited for a chainsaw (as a fairly tall person I was able to hop up, sit on the log, and spin my legs over to the other side). |
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 | Bugs: |
Of note to human health/safety: none. Of ecological note: green comma butterflies, mourning cloak butterflies, beeflies, many ground-nesting solitary bees, various non-biting flies. |
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 | Comments: |
My first time up Blueberry! It was lovely. The trail is perhaps in the most ideal spring condition: no snow, no ice, very little mud. Almost all rock surfaces were dry. I went up to the true summit, then over to the northwest ledges that Ken mentioned in his book. Ate lunch there, then retraced my steps. On the descent, I slowed down to observe flora and fauna. The roadwalk was actually the most fruitful in terms of insect sightings--that's where the butterflies were today. I tacked on Town Line trail because I wasn't ready to stop frolicking in the sun yet. |
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 | Name: |
Coraline K |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-04-21 |
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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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