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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Whiteface, NH
Trails
Trails: Blueberry Ledge Trail, Rollins Trail, Dicey's Mill Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, July 21, 2018
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Arrived 8am to find the Ferncroft lot almost full. Returning from my hike the lot was completely full and there were cars parked as far as I could see along Ferncroft rd.  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: 1 water crossing on Dicey's Mill, easy 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs: Very few bugs, especially on the Blueberry Ledge trail. Using Repel (deet free) eucalyptus oil based was more than sufficient. 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: Found a pair of prescription glasses on the trail. Clear frames around lens, black arms. Left them in the lost and found box at the trailhead 
 
Comments
Comments: Beautiful day, trails in good shape. Gorgeous hike. Views incredible as you are climbing the ledges. The guidance to not hike Blueberry Ledge in wet conditions should be heeded. The rock scrambles which run for .4 miles from the South peak would be treacherous in slippery conditions. A trail note.... At the first rock face (the one with several bore holes in the rock) stay to your left. As you pass the large boulder on your left (just past the bore holes), to stay on the trail you take a hard left onto a narrow ledge behind the boulder. The trail is NOT straight ahead up the rock. If you overshoot the narrow ledge you'll have to back down to it (as I did) not advised. Recommend doing this hike as a loop continuing on the Rollins then Dicey's Mill trail. I saw one person descending the ledges, but most everyone else seems more cautious and ascends. The Rollins trail ridge decends mostly steadily to Dicey's Mill. There are several lookouts along the way. Highly recommend this hike.  
Name
Name: rlap 
E-Mail
E-Mail: rlap050@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2018-07-22 
Link
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