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Canceled: Blanton Ridge to Spencer Butte

  • Start date: 02/22/2020

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 02/22/2020

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

This hike is from Blanton trailhead (west end of the Ridgeline) to the top of Spencer Butte and return.
Participants have easy options of hiking 4, 6 or 9 miles. If you are planning for a 4 or 6 mile option, you will be returning alone on the same trail you just hiked with the group. If it seems the Butte might be icy, we will head instead to the upper Willamette trailhead as our turn-around spot - same mileage and nearly same elevation gain. DIRECTIONS 1. from 18th & Chambers: continue south on Chambers to its end; turn left onto Crest Drive. At intersection, turn right onto Blanton Rd. Continue approx .5 miles to trailhead on the left.
2. from 29th & Willamette continue south on Willamette. At Willamette/Donald St Intersection bear right on Willamette. Immediately bear right again on to Crest Drive. Follow signs staying on Crest for approximately 1.2 miles to the Junction with Blanton Road. Continue on Blanton Rd. The trial head is on your left in about ½ mile.

  • Event Leader: Grant Elizabeth

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Urban

  • Departure Location: Blanton RidgeTrail Head Parking Lot

  • Rating: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles:

  • Season: 2020

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Weather-appropriate clothing, snacks, water

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 8.5

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 1740

  • Non-Member Fees: 2

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Foggy start transformed to a sunny almost t-shirt weather finish. Great winter conditioning.
Foregoing the requirement to strip to underwear atop Spencer Butte, this hike welcomed Curtis Lahti to full Obsidian Membership !

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Grant, Elizabeth 541-514-1176 N 1
2 Signed-Up Rolfe, Jorry 541-206-9501 N 1
3 Signed-Up Lahti, Curtis 541-844-4207 N 2
4 Signed-Up Hoecker, Nancy 541-217-8453 N 1
5 Signed-Up Lodeesen, David 214-709-0352 N 2
6 Signed-Up Clinger, David 541-206-9533 N 1
7 Signed-Up Cooney, Marguerite 541-600-0217 N 1