| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Welch Mountain, Foss Mountain, Green Mountain, Mt. Tecumseh, West Tecumseh, Northwest Tecumseh, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Welch-Dickey Loop Trail, herd path, bushwhack, Sosman Trail, Mt. Tecumseh Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, June 8, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at Welch Dickey and Tripoli Tecumseh lots. Plenty of room at 8ish, but Welch Dickey can fill up quickly. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Welch Dickey crossing an easy rock hop. Crossings at bottom of Mt. Tecumseh Trail were low and hoppable, but could be tough in higher water due to Irene rearrangement. |
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 | Bugs: |
Some black flies on Green Mountain, southern slope of Tecumseh, and Northwest Tecumseh. Otherwise, not too bad. |
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 | Comments: |
Really neat traverse. Started off with the traditional counterclockwise ascent up Welch - mostly dry and in good shape. We then continued into the col and up to the first ledges of Dickey, from where we followed the vague herd path (as mentioned in the WMG) to the northern ledges of Dickey (which are mandatory for redliners and well worth it for those just out hiking).
From the furthest ledge, we hopped in on an old herd path, which was a little vague at first, but then very easy to follow, presumably the remains of the original trail to Mt. Tecumseh. Lots of nice views as we ascended Foss Mountain (labelled just as an elevation on the USGS map) and Green Mountain.
The herd path pretty much dead ended at the recognized summit of Green Mountain, so we then bushwhacked along the ridge, generally in good woods with a thick spot in the col, as well as just before we popped out near the communications tower near the top of the ski area (noted a freshly cut bootleg ski trail just before it...not sure where it goes, but seems to be slabbing west).
Sosman was smooth as normal and Tecumseh was pretty busy. We then dropped down the Tripoli side of the Mt. Tecumseh, over West Tecumseh, then hitting the next saddle, bushwhacked in generally open woods to the wooded northwestern peak, then doubled back to the trail and descended to Tripoli Road. This side of the trail was also mostly dry and in good shape. |
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 | Name: |
rocket21 |
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 | E-Mail: |
rocket21@franklinwebpublishing.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-06-08 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos/NewHampshire/welchmtn-2014-0608.php |
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Disclaimer: Reports are not verified - conditions may vary. Use at own risk. Always be prepared when hiking. Observe all signs. Trail conditions reports are not substitutes for weather reports or common sense. |
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