Welch-Dickey Loop

I haven't been doing much hiking lately due to marathon training. I've been itching to get up to the mountains, so I decided to get a short hike in during my taper. This past Sunday, I meet a couple of friends and we drove up to Waterville Valley, NH to hike Welch-Dickey. Despite being only 4.5 miles long, this loop has great views and packs a variety of terrain into just a few hours.

The trail was a little muddy in a few spots and a few small patches of snow lingered in the shade, but overall the trail was in great condition after the long winter. It was a gorgeous spring day with the warmth of the sun, no bugs, views for miles and, of course, great company. We had an absolute blast out there!

The first set of open ledges you come to as you head up Welch.

Squeezing between the split rock on the way up Welch.

Approaching the summit of Welch.

The view from Dickey with a snow-capped Franconia Ridge in the far distance.

Headed down the open ledges of Dickey with a snowy Mt. Moosilauke in the distance.

Rain moving in over the Sandwich Range.