TRIP
LOCATION: Blueberry Mountain, White Mountains National Forest, NH
MEETING
TIME: 9am
NUMBER OF
PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 5
TOTAL HIKING
TIME (IN HOURS): 3.5 hours
LENGTH IN
MILES: 3.5 miles
TOTAL
ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): ~1,200’
DIFFICULTY: E (A=very strenuous;
B=strenuous; C=average; D=easy)
LEADER
NAME(S): John Pereira
CO-LEADER
NAME(S): None
TRAILHEAD
PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: Parking was at the historic Brickett Place off
Route 113. It’s a developed site that can accommodate about 15 or so cars. The
trailhead is located near the garage and there is an outdoor composting restroom.
CAR SPOTTING
REQUIRED?: No TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS:
WAS TRIP
WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST? Yes
BRIEFLY DESCRIBE
SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED: Began hiking along the
Bickford Brook trail for ~.7 miles. At this point we took the Blueberry Ridge
trail to the junction with Stone House Trail. We then took a loop trail near
this junction around Blueberry Mountain. There was a great viewing area (views
to the south) along the trail! Once we joined the Blueberry Ridge trail, we
retraced our steps back to the trailhead.
Trail conditions were great! The
trails were fairly dry with only a couple of wet spots along Blueberry Ridge
trail. Bickford Brook was running pretty low.
WEATHER
CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Sunny, warm (in the mid-80’s) and a light
breeze all day.
OTHER
COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.) For further consideration: even though the
hike is short, the gain in elevation should make this hike an average to moderate
rating.
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