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Columbia Mountain Loop

Columbia Mountain Loop — tail catalogue entry from OSM relation 18632189. Geometry and elevation are OSM/GLO-30 and provisional. No special permit known; verify locally.

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Distance 3.1 km Reported · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · 1d · SAC T2 · Ungraded (tail ingest)

Last checked 2026-10-07

Cite this record

The Hiking World, Columbia Mountain Loop, read 2026-10-07, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/columbia-mountain-loop

How we verify · last checked 2026-10-07

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  • The Hiking World editorial team · author
Columbia Mountain Loop walking country

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

Forecast at page generation, 2026-11-04T22:07:56.969Z

Representative point on Columbia Mountain Loop: 48.620°, -118.478°, about 2001 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 Columbia Mountain Loop, from 48.623°, -118.494° to 48.619°, -118.485°. 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

Facts48.623, -118.494
Distance3.1 km*
osm-2d (provisional; not walking distance) · read 2026-09-24
Ascent+303 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-10-07 · provisional
Descent212 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-10-07 · provisional
High point2,001 m
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
Low point1,867 m
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
Routepoint-to-point
Days1
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
1867193420013.15 km

Tail catalogue entry built from OpenStreetMap relation 18632189 (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

  • Columbia Mountain Loop (start): car-free flag unknown.
  • Columbia Mountain Loop (end): car-free flag unknown.

Trailheads

  • Columbia Mountain Loop (start) car-free: unknown
  • Columbia Mountain Loop (end) car-free: unknown

Questions

Do I need a permit for Columbia Mountain Loop?

Permit status is unverified for Columbia Mountain Loop. This desk does not assert that a walking permit is or is not required.

How difficult is Columbia Mountain Loop?

Columbia Mountain Loop is graded SAC T2 · YDS 1.

How long is Columbia Mountain Loop?

The length on this record is 3.1 km (reported). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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