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Kettle Crest Trail North

Kettle Crest Trail North — tail catalogue entry from OSM relation 18623355. Geometry and elevation are OSM/GLO-30 and provisional. No special permit known; verify locally.

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Distance 89 km Reported · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · 4d · SAC T2 · Ungraded (tail ingest)

Last checked 2026-09-24

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The Hiking World, Kettle Crest Trail North, read 2026-09-24, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/kettle-crest-trail-north

How we verify · last checked 2026-09-24

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Kettle Crest Trail North

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

Forecast at page generation, 2026-11-07T17:37:01.723Z

Representative point on Kettle Crest Trail North: 48.835°, -118.417°, about 2171 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 Kettle Crest Trail North, from 48.824°, -118.421° to 48.716°, -118.464°. 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

Facts48.824, -118.421
Distance89 km*
osm-2d (provisional; not walking distance) · read 2026-09-23
Ascent+2,185 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
Descent1,917 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
High point2,171 m
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
Low point1,397 m
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
Routepoint-to-point
Days4
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
13971784217182.52 km profile length (DEM sample)

Stored distance is 89 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (82.52 km), not the published line length.

Tail catalogue entry built from OpenStreetMap relation 18623355 (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

  • Kettle Crest Trail North (start): car-free flag unknown.
  • Kettle Crest Trail North (end): car-free flag unknown.

Trailheads

  • Kettle Crest Trail North (start) car-free: unknown
  • Kettle Crest Trail North (end) car-free: unknown

Questions

Do I need a permit for Kettle Crest Trail North?

Permit status is unverified for Kettle Crest Trail North. This desk does not assert that a walking permit is or is not required.

How difficult is Kettle Crest Trail North?

Kettle Crest Trail North is graded SAC T2 · YDS 1.

How long is Kettle Crest Trail North?

The length on this record is 89 km (reported). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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