| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Welch Mountain, Dickey Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Welch-Dickey Loop Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, December 20, 2015 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
1st car @ large lot @ 09:00--~15 cars early pm. Facilities open! |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
easy rock hop at beginning |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
very good-no problems |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Experienced Willow had no problems, but never does. Others sometimes struggled with icy ledges, tight or steeper ledge 'scrambles'. |
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 | Bugs: |
N/A |
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 | Lost and Found: |
0 |
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 | Comments: |
Welcome sunny, brisk day, plenty of sunshine. About 1/2 way up S limb, ice and ~2" snow covered much of the trail until open 'backbone' on N limb. Open steeper ledges had much of area covered with verglass ice due to recent thaw-->freeze cycles; this required minimum of microspikes. Still we found it necessary to stick to edges of slabs to avoid real potential for long slides. Trailfinding a challenge with blazes snow covered by 2" +/- most of the way. 22F start at trailhead; colder with stiff wind (~30+) on summits (forgot Kestrel!)preventing a longer stay.
Nota Bene: do Not go up slab ledges without at least microspikes until/unless ice is melted.
Big credits to Ken "Scrambler" K on tricky hike ~6 months after hip replacement!!
A fine day and experience for all. |
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 | Name: |
Jacksons/NNEOS |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-12-21 |
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 | Link: |
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Disclaimer: Reports are not verified - conditions may vary. Use at own risk. Always be prepared when hiking. Observe all signs. Trail conditions reports are not substitutes for weather reports or common sense. |
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