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Kudremukh

OSM hiking route Kudremukh, Karnataka (8.45 km line). Kudremukh NP. Forest permit required. Vertical figures from the Wave I-4 GLO-30 resample. Days unknown.

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Kudremukh National Park, Karnataka

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

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Facts13.153, 75.304
Distance8.45 km*
OSM line (ODbL, rel 16850469) · 2026-09-19 · osm · provisional
Ascent+721 m*
Copernicus GLO-30 (30 m resample) · 2026-09-19 · dem · provisional
Descent133 m*
Copernicus GLO-30 (30 m resample) · 2026-09-19 · dem · provisional
High point1,807 m*
Copernicus GLO-30 · 2026-09-19 · dem · provisional
Low point1,086 m
Copernicus GLO-30 · 2026-09-19 · dem
Routepoint-to-point
Days1
Seasonunverified
GradeSAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1

Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog

DifficultyUngraded — member ways untagged
SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade)
Mountain hiking. Continuous trail, some steep ground, sure-footedness helpful.
YDS Class 1
Class 1. Walking on an established path; low fall risk.

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Ingested from OpenStreetMap relation 16850469 (ODbL). The mapped line is that geometry. Distance, ascent, descent, and high/low points are the Wave I-4 evidence-sheet figures (adjudicated 2026-09-19). Season was not sourced. Member ways are untagged for sac_scale; SAC stays ungraded.

OSM 2D length is 8.45 km (OSM line, ODbL, relation 16850469, lastVerified 2026-09-19). Provisional — OSM line, no cited itinerary. Kudremukh National Park single track. Ingest stored assembly 8.5 km. The published DataPoint is the evidence-sheet 8.45 km for relation 16850469.

typicalDays 1 is Math.max(1, Math.round(lengthKm/12)), a placeholder. Days are unknown on the evidence sheet and stay provisional.

High 1,807 m is Copernicus GLO-30 (lastVerified 2026-09-19). Wikipedia cites 1,894 m (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudremukha, accessed 2026-09-19, CC BY-SA) as the peak landmark, not this DataPoint. Low 1,086 m is the same DEM resample, verified. Ascent 721 m / descent 133 m remain provisional DEM.

A Karnataka Forest Department forest permit is required (https://aranya.gov.in/, lastVerified 2026-09-19). Confirm the live process. No fee figure was copied this pass. Season is unknown. OSM water context (ODbL, lastVerified 2026-09-19), not a potability or reliability claim and not mapped to WaterSource points (no honest atFraction): +1 spring.

Water

No water sources recorded.

Permits & fees

Permit
Karnataka Forest Department permit

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Getting there

No sourced gateway chain yet.

Trailheads

  • OSM line start car-free: unknown
  • OSM line end car-free: unknown

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Hazards

    Questions

    Do I need a permit for Kudremukh?

    A permit is required for Kudremukh: Karnataka Forest Department permit. Cost, booking, and issuer stay behind the login gate on this page.

    How difficult is Kudremukh?

    Kudremukh is graded SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1.

    How long is Kudremukh?

    The length on this record is 8.45 km (provisional). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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