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Escalante Route

Escalante Route — tail catalogue entry from OSM relation 2836726. Geometry and elevation are OSM/GLO-30 and provisional. No special permit known; verify locally.

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Distance 18.3 km Reported · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · 1d · SAC T2 · Ungraded (tail ingest)

Last checked 2026-10-07

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The Hiking World, Escalante Route, read 2026-10-07, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/escalante-route

How we verify · last checked 2026-10-07

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Escalante Route

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

Forecast at page generation, 2026-11-06T13:26:24.566Z

Representative point on Escalante Route: 36.062°, -111.865°, about 1187 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 Escalante Route, from 36.045°, -111.920° to 36.102°, -111.832°. 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

Facts36.045, -111.920
Distance18.3 km*
osm-2d (provisional; not walking distance) · read 2026-09-23
Ascent+980 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-10-07 · provisional
Descent947 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-10-07 · provisional
High point1,187 m
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
Low point783 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.
Wikidata Q5396817
Elevation
783975116717.07 km profile length (DEM sample)

Stored distance is 18.3 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (17.07 km), not the published line length.

Tail catalogue entry built from OpenStreetMap relation 2836726 (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

  • Escalante Route (start): car-free flag unknown.
  • Escalante Route (end): car-free flag unknown.

Trailheads

  • Escalante Route (start) car-free: unknown
  • Escalante Route (end) car-free: unknown

Questions

Do I need a permit for Escalante Route?

Permit status is unverified for Escalante Route. This desk does not assert that a walking permit is or is not required.

How difficult is Escalante Route?

Escalante Route is graded SAC T2 · YDS 1.

How long is Escalante Route?

The length on this record is 18.3 km (reported). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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