threecy
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Welch Mountain, Dickey Mountain, NH
Date Hiked: 04/11/07
Trails(s) Hiked: Welch-Dickey Loop
Difficulty: Moderate
Conditions: Packed powder, slush, mud
What a fun hike!
I started at the trailhead a bit later than I had planned. With a limited window of sunlight (due to time of day and approaching clouds), I was certainly feeling rushed.
Starting up the Welch Mountain Trail part of the Welch-Dickey Loop, things became really scenic after about half an hour, reaching the ledges below the summit. From here there are excellent views in nearly every direction. This is also where the trail goes from a moderate pitch to some very basic scrambling, as there are some small rock faces that either need to be climbed up or traversed.
The view from the top of Welch Mountain was excellent - ranging from the Tripyramids to Kearsarge (South) to Gunstock.
The trail then dips into a small evergreen forest (it makes you feel like a giant!), before ascending to the top of Dickey Mountain via some short, steep rocky sections. The better views are just before the summit - I was in a rush, so I didn't get a chance to take these in for too long. The summit itself is viewless, however there are additional views from ledges east and south of it.
One of the neatest parts of the hike comes a little bit south of the summit, as the trail follows along the side of a huge rock outcropping. As nice as the other views are earlier, I would say this would be the place to eat lunch if you were to make a day hike out of this...just don't get too close to the side!
From here, the trail continues moderately back to the parking lot.
On the whole, this isn't an overly challenging hike, however with the slush and the small climbing sections, it certainly provided a little bit of difficulty.
Mt. Tripyramid as seen from Welch Mountain
Date Hiked: 04/11/07
Trails(s) Hiked: Welch-Dickey Loop
Difficulty: Moderate
Conditions: Packed powder, slush, mud
What a fun hike!
I started at the trailhead a bit later than I had planned. With a limited window of sunlight (due to time of day and approaching clouds), I was certainly feeling rushed.
Starting up the Welch Mountain Trail part of the Welch-Dickey Loop, things became really scenic after about half an hour, reaching the ledges below the summit. From here there are excellent views in nearly every direction. This is also where the trail goes from a moderate pitch to some very basic scrambling, as there are some small rock faces that either need to be climbed up or traversed.
The view from the top of Welch Mountain was excellent - ranging from the Tripyramids to Kearsarge (South) to Gunstock.
The trail then dips into a small evergreen forest (it makes you feel like a giant!), before ascending to the top of Dickey Mountain via some short, steep rocky sections. The better views are just before the summit - I was in a rush, so I didn't get a chance to take these in for too long. The summit itself is viewless, however there are additional views from ledges east and south of it.
One of the neatest parts of the hike comes a little bit south of the summit, as the trail follows along the side of a huge rock outcropping. As nice as the other views are earlier, I would say this would be the place to eat lunch if you were to make a day hike out of this...just don't get too close to the side!
From here, the trail continues moderately back to the parking lot.
On the whole, this isn't an overly challenging hike, however with the slush and the small climbing sections, it certainly provided a little bit of difficulty.
Mt. Tripyramid as seen from Welch Mountain
