Trip
Day Hike - Point Defiance Park
Trip will initially open to Tacoma Branch Conditioning Hiking Students. Trip will open for registration to all Mountaineers, based on availability, 7-10 days prior to date of the hike.
Contacts
- Sat, May 21, 2022
- Tacoma Hiking & Backpacking Committee
- Day Hiking
- Adults
- Easy
- Moderate
- Mileage: 7.5 mi
- Elevation Gain: 1,000 ft
- Pace: 1.8 to 2.0 mph
- 1 (6 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Meeting Time: 7:30am
Meeting location information will be sent to registered participants.
IMPORTANT HIKE INFORMATION: This is not just going to Point Defiance Park but I will initially take you to Dune Peninsula Park on the waterfront. This is why the elevation and length is longer than the typical Point Defiance hike.
Trip will initially open to Tacoma Branch Conditioning Hiking Students. Trip will open for registration to all Mountaineers, based on availability, 7-10 days prior to date of the hike.
Leader is requiring proof of vaccination from all participants.
Point Defiance Park
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NOAA Puget Sound: Shilshole Bay to Commencement Bay No. 18474 - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
- Navigation
- Sun protection
- Insulation (extra clothing)
- Illumination
- First aid supplies
- Fire
- Repair kit and tools, including knife
- Nutrition (extra food)
- Hydration (extra water)
- Emergency shelter