Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Welch Mountain, Dickey Mountain, NH |
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| Trails: |
Welch-Dickey Loop Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Sunday, March 31, 2013 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of nice parking and access roads fine. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Black, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Small Patches, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Initial crossing on Welch side had some ice on rocks(9:30) to watch for. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One blowdown on Dickey side easily step=over. |
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| Comments: |
Mixed bag of conditions. 2 of us used microspikes for 25% of hike and 1 barebooted with minor difficulties. Worse section was initial climb on Welch side as trail was still quite icy early on. The steep scrambles were all mostly dry. Minimal packed snow between Welch and Dickey and trail mostly dry going down Dickey once departing the ledges. Several hikers out today (mostly counter-clockwise) and a nice hike out with Emerel and Woody enjoying a first taste of summer like conditions. |
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| Name: |
franco |
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| E-Mail: |
cockerbuff@aol.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2013-04-01 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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