Moderate Hike Tomorrow to the Bench!
Let’s hike on the Kern Canyon River Trail to the Bench and burn some Thanksgiving calories.
Distance: 10 miles roundtrip (up and back hike)
Ascent: 1,100 feet
Hiking time: Around 5 hours
Meeting Location: Shell gas station on Highway 178 and Comanche Dr. https://goo.gl/maps/XhFx1HKrxkckrEvB9
Meeting Time: 9:00 a.m. by Taco Bell
Trailhead: Hwy 178/Delonegha Bridge. The Delonegha Bridge Parking area is 22 miles up canyon from Tony’s Pizza on Hwy 178. After Hwy 178 widens into a 4-lane freeway, watch for an open parking area on the right side of the highway immediately after crossing the bridge. https://goo.gl/maps/v2EfjMKLVzJ8PdZh9
This is a moderate hike; however, some might feel this is a strenuous hike due to the distance and ascent.
DISCLAIMERS
*** PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY *** No one in the group is a guide or in any way responsible for your comfort or safety. Please be prepared with adequate gear and supplies for the trip. Please remember that going into the wilderness has risks associated with it, and you should be aware and prepared to address any changes in weather or road conditions or to look out for/avoid random acts of nature, including insects, wild animals, and natural hazards. It is your responsibility to evaluate the difficulty of any activity you participate in and decide whether you are prepared by having the experience, skill, knowledge, equipment, and the physical and emotional stamina to participate safely.
*** WAIVER OF LIABILITY *** The Organizers and members of this group are not professional leaders, guides, or mountaineers. The function of the member or organizer is only to organize the trip. Each person who shows up for a trip/meetup (and their guest or guests) is responsible for their own safety. By attending a hike, or any other event organized by this group, you are acknowledging you, and any guests that you bring are aware of the risks, dangers, and hazards associated with the activity and freely accept and fully assume all such risks, dangers, and hazards, and further agree to release and discharge the Organizers, Members of the Southern Sierra Hiking Club Meetup Group from and against any and all liability arising from your participation in the group activities.
Going on this hike means you understand and agree to the above statements.
