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California Mission Trail

California Mission Trail — tail catalogue entry from OSM relation 11018231. Geometry and elevation are OSM/GLO-30 and provisional. No special permit known; verify locally.

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Distance 144.5 km Reported · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · 7d · SAC T2 · Ungraded (tail ingest)

Last checked 2026-10-15

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The Hiking World, California Mission Trail, read 2026-10-15, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/california-mission-trail

How we verify · last checked 2026-10-15

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California Mission Trail

Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.

Forecast at page generation, 2026-11-07T17:37:05.454Z

Representative point on California Mission Trail: 32.923°, -117.255°, about 136 m. A forecast, not a trail-surface reading.

Source Open-Meteo. Mountain weather changes with elevation and aspect.

Life-safety notices on this page come from the issuer.

Stored line for California Mission Trail, from 32.784°, -117.107° to 33.232°, -117.319°. The drawing is the simplified record, not a surveyed GPS track.

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GeoJSON

This line is a schematic. The files are not a GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON

Facts32.784, -117.107
Distance144.5 km*
osm-2d (provisional; not walking distance) · read 2026-09-23
Ascent+377 m*
derived:glo30/v1 · read 2026-10-15 · provisional
Descent368 m*
derived:glo30/v1 · read 2026-10-15 · provisional
High point136 m*
derived:glo30/v1 · read 2026-10-15 · provisional
Low point0 m*
derived:glo30/v1 · read 2026-10-15 · provisional
Routepoint-to-point
Days7
Seasonunverified
GradeUngraded (tail ingest)

Catalog entry

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.
Elevation
06713383.88 km profile length (DEM sample)

Stored distance is 144.5 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (83.88 km), not the published line length.

Tail catalogue entry built from OpenStreetMap relation 11018231 (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.

Permits & fees

Conditions, fees and rules change. Confirm with the issuer and local authorities before you go. This is a reference, not a substitute for local advice. Terms

Permit status is unverified.

Getting there

No sourced gateway chain yet.

Getting there car-free

  • California Mission Trail (start): car-free flag unknown.
  • California Mission Trail (end): car-free flag unknown.

Trailheads

  • California Mission Trail (start) car-free: unknown
  • California Mission Trail (end) car-free: unknown

Questions

Do I need a permit for California Mission Trail?

Permit status is unverified for California Mission Trail. This desk does not assert that a walking permit is or is not required.

How difficult is California Mission Trail?

California Mission Trail is graded SAC T2 · YDS 1.

How long is California Mission Trail?

The length on this record is 144.5 km (reported). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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