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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Welch Mountain, Dickey Mountain, NH
Trails
Trails: Welch-Dickey Loop Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Paved/plowed. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Blue, Snow - Spring Snow 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: On Welch side, snowbridged but getting soft. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: In moderate sized blowdown not too far above water crossing on Welch side. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Snow generally did not set up last night, so the loop was very soft this morning. Even with snowshoes on, I was sinking in a few inches. Trail is not yet postholed, but bareboot traffic today could make it a mess. Some exposed ledge up high, but only very short stretches of it (so snowshoes weren't an issue). A lot of the scrambles are moderately filled in with snow, making for relatively easy passage. The second large ledge below Dickey on the Dickey side of the loop is covered in a sheet of ice, but there is a narrow shelf of snow at the top of it (those with issues with heights probably won't appreciate it).
Overall, snowpack is probably 2 to 3 feet of soft spring snow.  
Name
Name: rocket21 
E-Mail
E-Mail: rocket21@franklinwebpublishing.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2015-03-11 
Link
Link: https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos 
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