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Blanton – Dillard

  • Start date: 02/17/2018

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 02/17/2018

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Steady paced hike with a break at Dillard. This climbs almost as much as going to Spencer Butte, believe it or not. Option afterward to go to Friendly Street market for coffee.

  • Event Leader: Mike Smith

  • Event Leader Phone: 520-488-9569

  • Event Leader Email: mssq@comcast.net

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Urban

  • Departure Location: Blanton RidgeTrail Head Parking Lot

  • Rating: Difficult

  • Roundtrip total drive miles:

  • Season: 2018

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Rain gear and layers. Winter may be trying to make a comeback later this week with rain forecast Saturday (not large amounts) but not cold temps (morning low in low 40s).

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 9.5

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 1800

  • Non-Member Fees: 2

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Nice long and surprisingly taxing hike that is a 3/4 of a full Ridgeline. We did it in just over 3 hours on a day where the wind would not have been a good thing up higher.