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Blanton Ridge – Spencer Butte

  • Start date: 12/02/2017

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 12/02/2017

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Decent pace hike up to the top of Spencer Butte and back down. Maybe go to Friendly Street Market afterwards.

  • 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: Good rain gear and cold weather gear. It's an in town hike, but have what you need.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 9

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 2000

  • Non-Member Fees: 2

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Eight of us did this 9 mile tough hike at an advertised "Decent" pace, although I think I might have set an indecent pace on the way up. We hiked in intermittent light rain with significant wind on top of Spencer Butte. There were a large number of trail runners this Saturday morning, but otherwise it was fairly quiet. We all went to Friendly Street Market afterwards, so we could have decent food after a most indecent hiking pace!