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Bristol Hills Branch Trail

Bristol Hills Branch Trail — tail catalogue entry from OSM relation 3630775. Geometry and elevation are OSM/GLO-30 and provisional. No special permit known; verify locally.

Last verified 2026-09-24 · no issuer named on the permit

Cite this record

The Hiking World, Bristol Hills Branch Trail, verified 2026-09-24, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/bristol-hills-branch-trail

How we verify · last checked 2026-09-24

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

PermitCostQuota / restrictionIssuerSourceVerified
No special permit known (unverified)Unverified — not officially sourcedNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedUnverified
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Facts42.612, -77.308
Distance267.8 km*
osm-2d (provisional; not walking distance) · 2026-09-24 · osm · provisional
Ascent+3,863 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · 2026-09-24 · dem · provisional
Descent3,916 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · 2026-09-24 · dem · provisional
High point703 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · 2026-09-24 · dem · provisional
Low point233 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · 2026-09-24 · dem · provisional
Routepoint-to-point
Days13
Seasonunverified
GradeSAC T2 · YDS 1

Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog

DifficultyUngraded (tail ingest)
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 3630775 (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

  • Bristol Hills Branch Trail (start): car-free flag unknown. No transit note stored, so this is not a way to get there.
  • Bristol Hills Branch Trail (end): car-free flag unknown. No transit note stored, so this is not a way to get there.

Trailheads

  • Bristol Hills Branch Trail (start) car-free: unknown
  • Bristol Hills Branch Trail (end) car-free: unknown

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Hazards

    Questions

    Do I need a permit for Bristol Hills Branch Trail?

    Permit status is unverified for Bristol Hills Branch Trail. This desk does not assert that a walking permit is or is not required.

    How difficult is Bristol Hills Branch Trail?

    Bristol Hills Branch Trail is graded SAC T2 · YDS 1.

    How long is Bristol Hills Branch Trail?

    The length on this record is 267.8 km (provisional). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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