Mount Passaconaway

Trail: Dicey's Mill Trail, Tom Wiggins Trail, Blueberry Ledge Trail, Rollins Trail, Walden Trail, Wonalancet Range Trail, Old Mast Road

Conditions: Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable

“Tom Wiggins is not as challenging as advertised, but I would not be anxious to descend it. In addition to loose gravel, many of the rocks are moss covered and could be quite slippery. There appear to be several options where to cross the river, but all are easy at this time. It is a little muddy there. Great views from Whiteface south ledges! Circled all the viewpoints on Passaconaway. Unfortunately, Presidentials and Franconias were in the clouds when I arrived at the north outlook, but views were otherwise excellent. No fall colors yet. The path to the north outlook is fairly muddy in spots. Walden alternates pleasant ridge walking with steep and rough up and downs. Hibbard view is essentially totally obscured, but nearby viewpoint is a nice alternate. As noted above, finding the Wonalancet Range trail below the ledge area is tricky. If I were to do this hike again, I would go down the shortcut instead and save the ascent to the ledges for another day.”

Trail: Blueberry Ledge Trail, Rollins Trail, Dicey's Mill Trail

Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock

“This was a roll of the dice that paid off big time. I had checked the weather and knew that there was a chance of rain but that never happened. The rain last night made everything wet and I was hoping that the ledges would have dried out by the time I reached them. That sort of happened. Some were dry and some were wet but I have done this trail wet before so it was fine. The trail was wet anywhere that was covered by the trees. The rocks in those sections were also wet. By the time I reached Dicey's Mill to ascend Passaconaway the trail wasn't too wet but the rocks on the steep sections were still wet. Careful footing was needed here. I saw my first hikers of the day as I descended. Dicey's Mill was damp and had great footing and made for a fast descent. This turned out to be a really nice day and the clouds were delightfully moody.”

Trail: Dicey’s Mill Trail, Rollins Trail, Blueberry Ledge Trail, Blueberry Ledge Cutoff

Conditions: Dry Trail

“Perfect weather day! Decided to go counterclockwise to change it up & hopefully avoid the crowds. Dicey’s is a nice gradual climb to the junction. I went right on the loop, as I do love the scrambling to the top. Down to the outlook, beautiful views today. Heard voices to my left & to guys appeared out of the trees having come up the abandoned Downes Brook Slide Trail. I’ve never noticed the herd path before. Many folks coming from Whiteface, as expected. I had the lunch spot solo for quite awhile. Ledges were really dry, I wouldn’t go this way under wet conditions. Took the Cutoff for a change, 1st part of the trail is hard to follow. Lots of leaf cover, I actually ended up in a drainage until I found the trail. There is a small arrow nailed to a tree which helped. I wouldn’t want to come this way in the dark.”