Black Mountain Crest Trail
Black Mountain Crest Trail — tail catalogue entry from OSM relation 7370365. Geometry and elevation are OSM/GLO-30 and provisional. No special permit known; verify locally.
Last verified 2026-09-23 · no issuer named on the permit
Cite this record
The Hiking World, Black Mountain Crest Trail, verified 2026-09-23, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/black-mountain-crest-trail
How we verify · last checked 2026-09-23
Byline
- The Hiking World editorial · author
Desk byline for seed records. Named surveying editors replace this once a trail is verified.
Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.
Permits and fees
| Permit | Cost | Quota / restriction | Issuer | Source | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No special permit known (unverified)Unverified — not officially sourced | Not recorded | — | Not recorded | Not recorded | Unverified |
Altitude weather delta
High 2,019 m minus low 973 m is 1,046 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 6.8 °C cooler at the high point than the valley, all else equal.
That is a model (International Standard Atmosphere environmental lapse), not a forecast and not a trail-closure. Wind, snow, and storms stay in Hazards.
derived:lapse-rate · 2026-09-10 · provisionalISA 6.5 °C / 1,000 m · wikipedia.org · 2026-09-10
This line is a schematic. The files are not a GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON
Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog
- SAC T2
- Mountain hiking. Continuous trail, some steep ground, sure-footedness helpful.
- YDS Class 1
- Class 1. Walking on an established path; low fall risk.
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Tail catalogue entry built from OpenStreetMap relation 7370365 (ODbL). The stored line is the OSM geometry, decimated; its 2-D length is provisional and not published as walking distance.
Elevation high/low and ascent/descent are Copernicus GLO-30 samples at the line vertices (copernicus-dem:glo-30) and remain provisional.
No special permit was researched for this trail. Permit is marked unverified — confirm locally before relying on it.
Water
No water sources recorded.
Surface
Surface is not recorded. This field is filled only from an OSM surface tag, not from the grade.
Permits & fees
Permit status is unverified. Bulk tail ingest; no per-trail permit research. Verify locally.
Getting there
No sourced gateway chain yet.
Getting there car-free
- Black Mountain Crest Trail (start): car-free flag unknown. No transit note stored, so this is not a way to get there.
- Black Mountain Crest Trail (end): car-free flag unknown. No transit note stored, so this is not a way to get there.
Trailheads
- Black Mountain Crest Trail (start) car-free: unknown
- Black Mountain Crest Trail (end) car-free: unknown
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Hazards
Questions
Do I need a permit for Black Mountain Crest Trail?
Permit status is unverified for Black Mountain Crest Trail. This desk does not assert that a walking permit is or is not required.
How difficult is Black Mountain Crest Trail?
Black Mountain Crest Trail is graded SAC T2 · YDS 1.
How long is Black Mountain Crest Trail?
The length on this record is 17.6 km (provisional). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail
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