The Blueberry Ledge Trail earns its place on the Terrifying 25 in the final stretch below the summit of Mount Whiteface, where a series of exposed ledge scrambles rise through the south peak. After a well-maintained woodland approach from the Ferncroft trailhead in Wonalancet, the trail changes abruptly at the junction with Tom Wiggin Trail, pitching upward over open rock slabs. The scrambling covers roughly 0.4 miles of high Class 2 to low Class 3 terrain across three main ledge steps; the first and most demanding requires moving up and to the left rather than straight up the obvious face. Footing and route-finding both demand close attention throughout.
The open summit ledges on Whiteface's south peak reward the effort with views south into the Lakes Region and across The Bowl, a glacial cirque carved into the mountain's north flank. At 3.1 miles one-way with approximately 2,850 feet of gain, the trail concentrates most of its vertical in the upper portion, and the ledge sections feel considerably longer than the mileage suggests.
Wet or icy conditions make the polished slabs genuinely hazardous; even a light rain changes the difficulty significantly. Spring snowmelt and fall rain warrant postponing the technical sections for a drier day. Microspikes extend the window into shoulder seasons but are not a substitute for dry rock on the steeper moves. Hikers without scrambling experience should be cautious, as descending the ledges demands as much care as climbing them.
