| 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: |
Wednesday, March 3, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plowed with plenty of room. Bathrooms open at trailhead. Serious sheet of ice underfoot - used spikes just to cross parking lot. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Easy |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Shockingly no blowdowns from yesterday's high winds. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Many well behaved pups. Saw two calmly navigating ledges on leash. I'd say this is not a good hike for anyone with a skiddish or arm puller kind of dog- too many ledges to deal with that kind of behavior. |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Lost and Found: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
Overcast hike of Welch Dickey Loop. Up Welch and down Dickey. Regardless of season this one is not for the faint of heart. Trail has a firm crust on the slabs going up Welch with occasional blue ice. Spikes worked top to bottom- can't do this hike otherwise. Ledge on Dickey had just enough crust to make it feel safe. The snow pack surface wasn't quite packed or slushy heading down. I am sure with warming temps snow will get sticky and cause some balling up. Overall, it was an interesting winter hike. |
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 | Name: |
Towanda |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-03-03 |
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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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