🥾 Hike Benham Falls East Day Use Trailhead Out n Back 6.6 Miles Moderate

UPDATE:

Please review updated requirements/info below for tomorrow’s hike. Please keep your RSVP updated by the end of today.

Distance: 6.6 Miles out n back round trip
Difficulty: Moderate
Surface: P****rimarily dirt and rock
Pace: Moderate 100 steps + per minute
Know your limitations!
If you have an injury, please sit this one out.
Elevation: 276 ft/minimal
Sunscreen: Yes
Shady sections: Yes
Water: At least 1 Liter
Hiking Poles: Optional, unless you have balance issues
Proper Footwear: Trail shoes, or hiking boots
NO 👟 walking shoes such as Sketchers!
Arrival: 5 to 10 minutes early for introductions
Forecast : 40 to 50° and sunny 😎 ☀️
Snack: Yes
Parking Permit: No
Cell service : No
Restroom****s: Yes. At parking lot and near turnaround point**.**

If you need to reach me before you exit Highway 9****7, my cell is 541-350-3426. I prefer text and I’ll get back with you.

🥾 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.

This trail is rated easy online, but it leans more toward Moderate in my opinion. From the trailhead, we will walk half a mile towards Benham Falls. We’ll stop at the Benham Falls Overlook to enjoy the beauty and continue onto Dillon Falls, our turnaround point. We will break for a snack roughly halfway through our hike.

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.