| 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: |
Saturday, March 12, 2011 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot plowed. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
First crossing was open but rock hoppable |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
There was one birch branch after the steep and small rockface and the Welch summit. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Happy dogs from the parking lot to the first Welsh ledge. |
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 | Comments: |
Barebooted up to the steep section on the Welsh rockface when I put on my crampons. I kept them on until I returned back into the woods after the large outcropping. MicroSpikes may have sufficed but I could not find them at home. Spring snow in the lower elevations, loose granular up high. Breakable crust in woods. Upper ledges were fairly well blown in with snow. Some blue ice lurking, but nothing bad. Pretty smooth sailing for this trail. Two icy areas on the steep section after the first ledge and the other after Dickey Mountain...but one can bushwhack around them if uncomfortable. Monorail starting to lurk. |
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 | Name: |
RollingRock |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-03-12 |
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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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