Breathtaking views without getting out of breath on the Welch-Dickey loop
- Leaders
- Bjorn Poonen (Leader), Ferah Kahyaoglu (Co-Leader), Jody Mou (Co-Leader)
- WIMP
- Katie Selig
- Program
- 3-season hiking
- Type
- Hiking
- Trip date
- Sunday, August 6th, 2023
- Difficulty rating
- Moderate
- Prerequisites
- Hiking boots or trail runners. Physical condition for a hike of this length and elevation gain.
Do you wish that you spent more of your life going around in circles? Join us for a loop hike that maximizes views per unit of work! Welch and Dickey are among the 52-with-a-view peaks, and in fact, they are the ones tied for the best view of the whole list! On a good day, from them one can see rows and rows of mountains, south to Mt. Monadnock, west to Vermont, and north to the Franconia Ridge, for example. Also, the trail is only two hours from Boston.
Route: 4.4 mi, 1800 ft. gain (map). We'll hike at a comfortable pace.
We'll have a short pre-trip meeting on zoom Friday, August 4 at 9:00pm to finalize plans.
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Signup
- Algorithm
- first-come, first-serve
- Maximum participants
- 6
- Signups opened at
- July 30, 2023, 8:14 p.m.
- Signups closed at
- Aug. 3, 2023, noon
- Notes
1) If you have enjoyed a hike recently, describe it (length and elevation gain, if you remember them) - previous experience not required. 2) Do you have hiking boots or trail runners? 3) What is your favorite thing to do on a summit?