Introduction
AllTrails link to Welch-Dickey Loop Trail Hike
This was day 1 of our White Mountains, New Hampshire get-away.
Welch-Dickey Loop Trail Hike is a hard hike in the White Mountains, NH that transverses two mountains, Welch and Dickey.
Basic Information
Date of trip: 06/17/2022
Difficulty level: hard
Distance: 4.4 miles rounds trip
Elevation gain: 1,778 feet
Elevation: Welch Mountain 2,605 feet and Dickey Mountain 2,734 feet
Location: White Mountains, Thornton, NH, White Mountaiin National Forest, Waterville Valley
Our Impressions
Having started our drive from NYC at 5 AM, with a 6-hour with bathroom stops, we arrived at the trailhead around 1 PM. The plan was to pick a moderate hike around 4 miles long so that we don’t exhaust ourselves before the treacherous climb to Mout Washington planned for the following day.
We did end up getting the 4-miler, but it definitely was far from moderate. Despite being comparatively low in elevation by White Mountains standards, the hike was quite a challenge, with some areas of rock scrambling, and very worthwhile. The views from the summits are 360 degrees of panoramic gorgeousness!
The day started out a bit cloudy but turned into a gorgeous sunny summer day. At the summit, I had to do a Shavasana or Corpse Pose for those familiar with yoga. For the non-yoga practitioners, I played dead for 15 minutes while enjoying the warm sun beating on my body.
Tip for hiking in the summer: don’t forget to wear bug spray!
Tip for this hike: do this loop in the counterclockwise direction.
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