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Foothills Trail South

Foothills Trail South — tail catalogue entry from OSM relation 18881106. Geometry and elevation are OSM/GLO-30 and provisional. No special permit known; verify locally.

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Distance 17.1 km Reported · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · T2 · pin

Itinerary not published

Last checked 2026-09-24

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The Hiking World, Foothills Trail South, read 2026-09-24, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/foothills-trail-south

How we verify · last checked 2026-09-24

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Foothills Trail South

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

Forecast at page generation, 2026-11-08T08:13:42.069Z

Representative point on Foothills Trail South: 35.085°, -106.476°, about 1953 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 Foothills Trail South, from 35.123°, -106.489° to 35.109°, -106.489°. 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

Facts35.123, -106.489
Distance17.1 km*
osm-2d (provisional; not walking distance) · read 2026-09-23
Ascent+561 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
Descent564 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
High point1,953 m
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
Low point1,754 m
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
Routepoint-to-point
Daysnot published
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
17541852195016.45 km profile length (DEM sample)

Stored distance is 17.1 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (16.45 km), not the published line length.

Tail catalogue entry built from OpenStreetMap relation 18881106 (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

  • Foothills Trail South (start): car-free flag unknown.
  • Foothills Trail South (end): car-free flag unknown.

Trailheads

  • Foothills Trail South (start) car-free: unknown
  • Foothills Trail South (end) car-free: unknown

Questions

Do I need a permit for Foothills Trail South?

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

How difficult is Foothills Trail South?

Foothills Trail South is graded SAC T2 · YDS 1.

How long is Foothills Trail South?

The length on this record is 17.1 km (reported). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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