Welch-Dickey Summer Series Hike

TRIP DATE: Saturday, June 27, 2015                          

TRIP LOCATION: Welch & Dickey, Waterville Valley, NH.                

MEETING TIME: 845 AM                   

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 18

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS): 5.5 hrs.

LENGTH IN MILES: 4.4 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):    1650 ft.

DIFFICULTY:           C                        (A=very strenuous; B=strenuous; C=average; D=easy)

LEADER NAME(S):       Bob Vogel

CO-LEADER NAME(S): Joshua Tefft

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    Welch & Dickey Trailhead; Double tier dirt lot with restrooms (pit toilets). 

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:     No                    TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS: None

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?  Yes

BRIEFLY DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:
Welch-Dickey loop trail was the only trail used.  The trail was wooded in sections, and rock slabs in others.  The trail was mostly dry except for a small water crossing in the beginning of our counter-clockwise loop.

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:

Beautiful sunshine all day, with low humidity.