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Falls to Hotham Alpine Crossing

Falls to Hotham Alpine Crossing — tail catalogue entry from OSM relation 11618886. Geometry and elevation are OSM/GLO-30 and provisional. No special permit known; verify locally.

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Distance 92.9 km Reported · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · 5d · SAC T2 · Ungraded (tail ingest)

Last checked 2026-10-07

Cite this record

The Hiking World, Falls to Hotham Alpine Crossing, read 2026-10-07, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/falls-to-hotham-alpine-crossing

How we verify · last checked 2026-10-07

Byline

  • The Hiking World editorial team · author

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

Forecast at page generation, 2026-11-08T06:02:50.135Z

Representative point on Falls to Hotham Alpine Crossing: -36.916°, 147.279°, about 1821 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 Falls to Hotham Alpine Crossing, from -36.872°, 147.297° to -36.864°, 147.340°. 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

Facts-36.872, 147.297
Distance92.9 km*
osm-2d (provisional; not walking distance) · read 2026-09-23
Ascent+2,235 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-10-07 · provisional
Descent2,101 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-10-07 · provisional
High point1,821 m
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
Low point1,340 m
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
Routepoint-to-point
Days5
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
13401581182189.22 km profile length (DEM sample)

Stored distance is 92.9 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (89.22 km), not the published line length.

Tail catalogue entry built from OpenStreetMap relation 11618886 (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

  • Falls to Hotham Alpine Crossing (start): car-free flag unknown.
  • Falls to Hotham Alpine Crossing (end): car-free flag unknown.

Trailheads

  • Falls to Hotham Alpine Crossing (start) car-free: unknown
  • Falls to Hotham Alpine Crossing (end) car-free: unknown

Questions

Do I need a permit for Falls to Hotham Alpine Crossing?

Permit status is unverified for Falls to Hotham Alpine Crossing. This desk does not assert that a walking permit is or is not required.

How difficult is Falls to Hotham Alpine Crossing?

Falls to Hotham Alpine Crossing is graded SAC T2 · YDS 1.

How long is Falls to Hotham Alpine Crossing?

The length on this record is 92.9 km (reported). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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