4,043 ft | Sandwich | 0 routes
Feels like 17°F
Recent Precipitation
Rain: 1.51" (24h) · 1.80" (48h)
Snow: 2.3" (24h) · 2.3" (48h)
~3°F drop per 1,000ft
Mount Passaconaway is showing DIFFICULT conditions
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Saturday afternoon into early evening offers the most reasonable window as high pressure builds behind the departing low, though snow showers and gusty winds will linger. Sunday morning may offer clearer skies briefly, but a return of rain and potentially thunderstorms by midday — along with saturated, muddy trails — makes Sunday a less favorable day overall. If hiking Saturday, plan for a late-morning start after the heaviest snow tapers, and allow ample time before dark given lingering cold and wet conditions.
Trail: Blueberry Ledge Trail, Rollins Trail, Dicey's Mill Trail
Conditions: Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable
“I had fun with the scrambles on Blueberry. I'm 5'4" tall and was able to find my way up by staying left, then right, then far left on the major scrambles. Nice views from Whiteface south peak. Filtered water at the tent site near Passaconaway. A few minor muddy and wet areas especially down low on Diceys. A log bridge kept my feet dry on the stream crossing. Snow and ice are gone, my spikes went for a ride. Overall, trails are well maintained.”
Trail: Blueberry Ledge Trail, Blueberry Ledge Cutoff, Rollins Trail, Dicey's Mill Trail
Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Leaves - Significant/Slippery, Snow/Ice - Small Patches
“A beautiful day for a walk in the woods. Met TJ in the parking lot and decided to hike the Blueberry Ledge Cutoff which neither of us had hiked before. What a nice trail! It was covered in leaves so I was happy to be going up instead of down it. Blueberry Ledge is wonderful, as always. There is some icy monorail going down Whiteface which we were able to avoid by walking next to it. The snowy sections were grippy; We both had spikes but didn't use them. Hopefully the rain this week will degrade the ice even more. Headed up Passaconaway was wet in spots. I didn't use the loop as I could see a deep monorail and didn't want to bother with it. Dicey's Mill is fast.”
Trail: Oliverian Brook Trail, Passaconaway Cutoff, Square Ledge Trail, Walden Trail, Dicey’s Mill Trail, Rollins Trail
Conditions: Dry Trail, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable)
“Oliverian, Passaconaway Cutoff, and Square Ledge all bare/wet/dry. Walden Trail had a dusting to 1/2” of snow in the morning but it was gone on the way back. From the view spur near the Passaconaway summit, to the summit, and down about 3/10ths of a mile on Dicey’s had minor stable monorails and some icy patches. Bare/wet/dry from there until about 7/10ths before Whiteface on Rollins. Almost continuous, varied heights of monorail to the Whiteface summit, mostly stable, and with a few bare patches.”
Conditions synthesized from: NWS Higher Summits Forecast, NOAA Open-Meteo, Mount Washington Observatory, NETC Trip Reports, NOHRSC Snow Depth, Mt. Washington Avalanche Center, USGS Stream Levels, OpenWeather Air Quality.
AI-generated from public data. Always verify conditions before heading out — backcountry weather can change quickly.
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Named for a famous Pennacook chief. Offers limited views but pleasant trails through hardwood forest.
Elevation
4,043 ft
Range
Sandwich
Rank
#42 of 48
Difficulty
Easy
Coordinates
43.9548, -71.3810
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