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Hickory Creek Wilderness Trail

Hickory Creek Wilderness Trail — tail catalogue entry from OSM relation 19448656. Geometry and elevation are OSM/GLO-30 and provisional. No special permit known; verify locally.

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Distance 21.6 km Reported · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · 1d · SAC T2 · Ungraded (tail ingest)

Last checked 2026-09-24

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The Hiking World, Hickory Creek Wilderness Trail, read 2026-09-24, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/hickory-creek-wilderness-trail

How we verify · last checked 2026-09-24

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Hickory Creek Wilderness 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, 2026-11-04T22:08:21.945Z

Representative point on Hickory Creek Wilderness Trail: 41.680°, -79.295°, about 603 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 Hickory Creek Wilderness Trail, from 41.699°, -79.253° to 41.676°, -79.277°. 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

Facts41.699, -79.253
Distance21.6 km*
osm-2d (provisional; not walking distance) · read 2026-09-23
Ascent+554 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
Descent657 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
High point603 m
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
Low point453 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 Q112912730
Elevation
45352760020.53 km profile length (DEM sample)

Stored distance is 21.6 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (20.53 km), not the published line length.

Tail catalogue entry built from OpenStreetMap relation 19448656 (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

  • Hickory Creek Wilderness Trail (start): car-free flag unknown.
  • Hickory Creek Wilderness Trail (end): car-free flag unknown.

Trailheads

  • Hickory Creek Wilderness Trail (start) car-free: unknown
  • Hickory Creek Wilderness Trail (end) car-free: unknown

Questions

Do I need a permit for Hickory Creek Wilderness Trail?

Permit status is unverified for Hickory Creek Wilderness Trail. This desk does not assert that a walking permit is or is not required.

How difficult is Hickory Creek Wilderness Trail?

Hickory Creek Wilderness Trail is graded SAC T2 · YDS 1.

How long is Hickory Creek Wilderness Trail?

The length on this record is 21.6 km (reported). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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