Blue Ridge to Swarthout Canyon

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Blue Ridge to Swarthout Canyon

Day 129
SoBo | Pacific Crest Trail

Start to Finish

km 3,680 to
km 3,715

Distance

35 km track
35 km route

Time

9h 55m
3.6 km/h

Climb

+601 m | -1,754 m
-1,153 m

Track

GPX file

Weather

Average 19° C
Icy morning

Highlights

Ski hill climb
Long descent

Challenges

Morning ice
Water sources

Scenery

Ridges
Valleys

Rating

★★★☆☆

Day of contrasts.
Cold and icy climb in the morning.
Endless, waterless descent down to valley in the afternoon.
Water cache and many sheltered tent sites at Swarthout Canyon.

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