| 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: |
Friday, April 7, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot is completely clear. Plenty of parking at 9:45 am and 1:45 pm. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Significant, Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Rock hopping necessary, the brook at the start of the trail is running high. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Observed a majorly tall pine tree snap clean in half during a big wind gust! A few blowdowns that are easy to step over. Blazes on the trees and rock quite faded in places. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
No dogs seen today |
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 | Bugs: |
Snow fleas |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Nothing found |
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 | Comments: |
The ledges and scrambles are either running water from snowmelt or remain coated in ice. Was hard to get traction on some of the steeper angles ledges due to water and pine needles. The snow is deep and getting softer at the top of Dickey. It was firm enough for me to walk in trail crampons, but it was full of icy post holes. The trail up Welch is intermittently icy, while most of the trail in the trees going down Dickey was icy until maybe the last mile. |
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 | Name: |
Sarah |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-04-07 |
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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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