Bendite Hiking Meetup Group

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About us

🥾Welcome to Bendite Hiking Meetup Group (formerly Bendite Activities Meetup Group)! If you have a passion for hiking and exploring, we encourage you to join our group and sign up for our upcoming hikes!🥾

Our new group name, Bendite Hiking Meetup Group, reflects our favorite activity and makes it easier for folks searching for hikes to find us. We’ve always been known primarily for leading cool hikes! Going forward, most of our events will be hikes.

Whether you’ve lived in Bend for a while or you’re new to this beautiful area, join us in exploring the numerous hiking trails, parks, lakes, rivers, waterfalls, and forests. We offer a variety of hikes for different experience levels. Some are dog-friendly and some will include optional post-hike gatherings at food trucks, tap houses, or cafés.

If you’re new to the area, our group is a great place to meet new people and become familiar with hikes in our region; hidden gems as well as activities that top the list of most popular hiking trails and destinations!

YOUR MEETUP PROFILE:

You must provide a current profile photo of your face and at least first name. It goes without saying we need to match your photo to your RSVP in order to monitor event attendance, get to know you, and introduce you to the group.

ATTEND AT YOUR OWN RISK:

Event organizers are unpaid volunteers. By signing up for events, you agree to assume all responsibility for your preparedness, safety, health consequences, conduct, and well-being.

RSVP POLICY:

Please respectfully update your RSVP to "Not Going" 24-48 hours prior the event, whether or not there is a Wait List. Prior to the event, you’ll get an email notification prompting you to update your RSVP if you can’t attend. Locate the event in the Meetup app or the Meetup website, click on EDIT RSVP, and change RSVP from “GOING” to "NOT GOING”. Make sure you have opted in to receive email notifications in your Meetup Profile.

NO SHOWS POLICY:

No Shows are disrespectful and they prevent members on a wait list from having the opportunity to attend an event. The Meetup Organizer reserves the right to suspend a member who is has been an event "No Show" 3+ times. Naturally, there are situations when there are good reasons to not be able to show up.

SAFETY GUIDELINES:

If road or trail conditions are not safe, events may be canceled, postponed, or rescheduled. Please make it a practice to review events updates/comments/announcements posted by the organizer prior to the event.

Featured event

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🥾 Hike Benham Falls East Day Use Trail head Out n Back 8.6 Miles Moderate Pace

Sat, Aug 22 · 7:30 AM PDT

Benham East Day Use And Trailhead, NF-9702,, Bend, OR, US

🥾Benham East Trail Head to Dillon Falls Moderate/Difficult 8.6 Miles Out n Back!🌲 Let’s do this one again because I’m sure we won’t have trouble with air quality in this this location. And it’s a beautiful hike!

About the hike:

Distance: 8.6 Miles out n back round trip
Difficulty: Moderate/Difficult
Pace: Moderate
Surface: Primarily dirt and rock
Elevation: 276 ft/minimal
Sunscreen: Yes
Bug spray highly recommend recommended.
Shady sections: Yes
Cell service : No
Water: Bring plenty of water, please!
Hiking Poles: Optional, unless you have balance issues
Proper Footwear: Trail shoes, or hiking boots
NO 👟 walking shoes such as Sketchers!
Arrival: 10 minutes early for introductions
Snack: Yes
Parking Permit: Yes
Restrooms: Yes. At parking lot and near turnaround point.

If you need to reach me before you exit Highway 97, my cell is 541-350-3426.

🥾 Let's head back to the Upper Deschutes River for a beautiful, scenic 6.6 mile out and back hike starting at the Benham Falls East Day Use Trailhead.

Directions:

From Bend: Travel South on Highway 97 and take the Lava Lands Visitor Center Exit to the right. Continue past Lava Lands Visitor Center on Forest Road 9702 for approximately 4 miles.

From Sunriver: the nine-mile drive Northbound takes about 15 minutes via S. Century Drive, Highway 97, and Forest Road 9702.