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Metacomet - Monadnock Trail

Metacomet - Monadnock Trail — tail catalogue entry from OSM relation 2317544. Geometry and elevation are OSM/GLO-30 and provisional. No special permit known; verify locally.

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Distance 280.8 km Reported · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · 14d · SAC T2 · Ungraded (tail ingest)

Last checked 2026-10-15

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The Hiking World, Metacomet - Monadnock Trail, read 2026-10-15, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/metacomet-monadnock-trail

How we verify · last checked 2026-10-15

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Metacomet - Monadnock 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, 2026-11-07T02:07:10.482Z

Representative point on Metacomet - Monadnock Trail: 42.430°, -72.401°, about 957 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.

Altitude weather delta

High 957 m minus low 39 m is 918 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 6 °C cooler at the high point than the valley, all else equal.

That is a model (International Standard Atmosphere environmental lapse), not a forecast and not a trail-closure. Wind, snow, and storms stay in Hazards.

derived:lapse-rate · read 2026-09-10 · provisional

ISA 6.5 °C / 1,000 m · wikipedia.org · 2026-09-10

Stored line for Metacomet - Monadnock Trail, from 42.036°, -72.716° to 42.861°, -72.108°. 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

Facts42.036, -72.716
Distance280.8 km*
osm-2d (provisional; not walking distance) · read 2026-09-23
Ascentnot published

Cumulative ascent not published — stored line geometry is too coarse for a reliable DEM figure.

Descentnot published
High point957 m*
derived:glo30/v1 · read 2026-10-15 · provisional
Low point39 m*
derived:glo30/v1 · read 2026-10-15 · provisional
Routepoint-to-point
Days14
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 Q1924738
Elevation
39498957220.34 km profile length (DEM sample)

Stored distance is 280.8 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (220.34 km), not the published line length.

Tail catalogue entry built from OpenStreetMap relation 2317544 (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

  • Metacomet - Monadnock Trail (start): car-free flag unknown.
  • Metacomet - Monadnock Trail (end): car-free flag unknown.

Trailheads

  • Metacomet - Monadnock Trail (start) car-free: unknown
  • Metacomet - Monadnock Trail (end) car-free: unknown

Questions

Do I need a permit for Metacomet - Monadnock Trail?

Permit status is unverified for Metacomet - Monadnock Trail. This desk does not assert that a walking permit is or is not required.

How difficult is Metacomet - Monadnock Trail?

Metacomet - Monadnock Trail is graded SAC T2 · YDS 1.

How long is Metacomet - Monadnock Trail?

The length on this record is 280.8 km (reported). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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