Today we’re hiking Blueberry Mountain in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

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There’s actually several Blueberry Mountains in New England, but this one is in Warren, New Hampshire, in the shadow of Moosilauke or is it Moosilauk? If you know the right pronunciation, comment below.

While we didn’t have any issue parking, there is a larger lot about half a mile away.

Overall, this is a 4.1 mile hike with 1200 feet of elevation gain. I would consider this an easy hike. Distance is short and there’s nothing too crazy in terms of rock scrambles or technical hiking.

Hiking Blueberry Mountain

The start of the hike is flat and winds through several glades and meadows which was pretty in the morning sunlight. 

What surprised us the most were ALL THE BUTTERFLIES!

After a little while, the trail gets a little more vertical with stone steps and eventually some steeper granite slabs the White Mountains are known for.

Soon we found out why this is called Blueberry Mountain. THEY’RE EVERYWHERE! Woah!

Unfortunately, we were a little too early in the season and the blueberries were not ripe. Had we gone in August, the berry’s would likely be at peak ripeness waiting to be plucked.

I will say, the trail wasn’t marked as nicely as we would have liked. There were a few times where we had to guess which trail was correct and we actually blew past the side-trail to the summit.

Thankfully we quickly realized our mistake and were able to identify the correct route.

Views at the Summit

Just before the summit, there’s an impossible to miss side trail to a cliff with beautiful views of Moosilauke. If you want to learn more about that hike, I’ll link to a blog article I wrote in the comments below.

This is where the main view is. The peak itself is mostly wooded with small glimpses of the mountains beyond.

While nearby Mt Moosilauke and Cube are better hikes, Blueberry Mountain is great for a more casual hike, great for novices. In August the mountain really lives up to its name and you’ll be surrounded by blueberries your entire way up the trail.

Twin Barn Brewing in North Woodstock, NH

After the hike we headed to North Woodstock and got some brews from Twin Barn Brewing Company and food from Angry Hog BBQ. We’re a big fan of Twin Barns and have been to their Meredith location several times. The food from Angry Hog was AMAZING. We shared a brisket sandwich, Alabama chicken sandwich and Moink Balls which were pork meatballs wrapped in Bacon – crazy.

For the drive home we picked up some coffee cold to go from Woodstock Pie and Coffee Company.