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The Blueberry Mountain Trail passes over the ridge S of Blueberry Mountain in Benton, with a short spur to the actual summit. About the middle half of the trail is on overgrown rock ledges with occasional views and blueberries in season. Some of the ledges are moderately steep but there are no tall cliffs to fall off.
If you are trying to climb Mount Whiteface, what you are looking for is the Blueberry Ledge Trail. Speckled Mountain in Evans Notch has the Blueberry Ridge Trail, but this is just over the border in Maine so no description is available on this site.
Distance: To Blueberry Mountain from E trailhead, about 1.7 miles one-way
From W trailhead, about 2.7 miles one-way
Elevation gain: About 1100 feet ascent from E trailhead, about 1500 feet ascent from W trailhead, nominal on return
Maps:
USGS East Haverhill
AMC Moosilauke-Kinsman
Location: White Mountains Region
NH 2003-2004 map I-5
DeLorme NHA&G 42-J3 to 42-I5 - Benton
The trail is located N of NH Route 25 between Warren and Haverhill
East Trailhead:
Parking area W side of Long Pond Road (formerly North-South Road) about .7 miles N of High Street, elevation about 1560 feet
44.0047°N, 71.8886°W (WGS84)
WMNF fee site
This point can be reached by following NH Route 25 W from Exit 26 off I-93 about 24 miles to the hamlet of Glencliff. Turn R on High Street (formerly Sanatarium Road, signed for Glencliff Home for the Elderly), go N 1.0 miles and turn L on
Long Pond Road (formerly North-South Road). Continue about .7 miles N to parking lot on L.
West Trailhead:
Gate at National Forest boundary, elevation about 1230 feet
44.0406°N, 71.9386°W (WGS84)
This point can be reached by following NH Route 25 W from Exit 26 off I-93 about 30 miles to the hamlet of East Haverhill. Turn R on Lime Kiln Road, go N 1.5 miles and fork R on Page Road, after another .8 miles turn L on Blueberry Mountain Road (USFS trail sign) and proceed .1 miles to gate, park so as not to block gate or driveways
Owner: White Mountain National Forest
Maintainer: White Mountain National Forest
Special regulations: NA
From the parking area at North-South Road, follow the skid road which has dirt waterbars to discourage washouts. Angle L at a small clearing, and at .2 miles turn R off the main road onto a narrower road which ascends moderately.
The trail now meanders in the woods, then crosses a wider skid road and continues uphill with cutting areas visible on both sides. The vegetation changes to mostly softwoods, and the trail follows a rock rib before crossing a wet area and coming out at the first ledge. The trail twists and turns but often angles R across the ledges before passing a viewpoint of Mount Moosilauke and turning L into the woods. At 1.6 miles, there is a boulder alongside the trail and the summit spur leaves R.
Beyond this point, the trail is much less used. It wanders down more ledges, marked by cairns and a few blazes, before coming out on an overgrown skid road which it follows downhill with other roads joining. It passes through a wet area, turns L at a junction then L on a logging road and passes through the gate on Blueberry Mountain Road at 4.2 miles. In the reverse direction, turn R 100 feet beyond the gate and watch for yellow blazes at junctions.
Long Pond Road gated in snow and mud season, park on the side of High Street or at Glencliff Trail parking lot .2 miles uphill.
Blueberry Mountain Road usually not plowed, plan to dig a parking space on Page Road.
Map Notes: The main trail does not go over the summit as the USGS map shows, but stays lower on the W side.
Ledge on Blueberry Mtn Trail
Moosilauke from Blueberry Mtn Trail
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