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Grand Ridge Trail

Grand Ridge Trail — tail catalogue entry from OSM relation 5501482. Geometry and elevation are OSM/GLO-30 and provisional. No special permit known; verify locally.

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Distance 9.2 km Reported · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · T2 · pin

Itinerary not published

Last checked 2026-10-07

Cite this record

The Hiking World, Grand Ridge Trail, read 2026-10-07, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/grand-ridge-trail

How we verify · last checked 2026-10-07

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Grand Ridge 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, 2026-11-04T22:07:55.398Z

Representative point on Grand Ridge Trail: 47.557°, -121.972°, about 430 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 Grand Ridge Trail, from 47.571°, -121.983° to 47.550°, -121.965°. 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

Facts47.571, -121.983
Distance9.2 km*
osm-2d (provisional; not walking distance) · read 2026-09-24
Ascent+486 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-10-07 · provisional
Descent225 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-10-07 · provisional
High point430 m
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
Low point136 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
1382844308.98 km profile length (DEM sample)

Stored distance is 9.2 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (8.98 km), not the published line length.

Tail catalogue entry built from OpenStreetMap relation 5501482 (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

  • Grand Ridge Trail (start): car-free flag unknown.
  • Grand Ridge Trail (end): car-free flag unknown.

Trailheads

  • Grand Ridge Trail (start) car-free: unknown
  • Grand Ridge Trail (end) car-free: unknown

Questions

Do I need a permit for Grand Ridge Trail?

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

How difficult is Grand Ridge Trail?

Grand Ridge Trail is graded SAC T2 · YDS 1.

How long is Grand Ridge Trail?

The length on this record is 9.2 km (reported). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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