Welch-Dickey Loop
- Leaders
- Aaron Scheinberg (B), Grace Evans (B), Megan Ryder (coB)
- Program
- Winter School
- Type
- Hiking
- Terrain level
- B
- Trip date
- Saturday, January 17th
- Difficulty rating
- Moderate
- Prerequisites
- Recent 3-season hiking and/or good fitness
This 4.5 miles, ~1700ft elevation gain loop is an easy-moderate introductory winter hike open to everyone! This trail has one of the best views to elevation ratios in the White Mountains.
Departure from MIT: Saturday Jan 17th at 6:00am
Trail description: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-hampshire/welch-and-dickey-loop-trail--4
There will be a mandatory pre-trip meeting at 6:15pm on Thursday to review gear and logistics. We'll send details by email after the lottery runs.
Signup
- Algorithm
- lottery
- Maximum participants
- 5
- Signups opened at
- Jan. 13, 2026, 6:21 p.m.
- Signups close at
- Jan. 14, 2026, 9 a.m.
- Notes
- Do you have a car and are willing to drive?
- Have you been on a winter hike before?
- Are there any skills you would like to practice on this trip?
Signups are open!
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