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Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Richardson-Taylor Preserve

Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Richardson-Taylor Preserve — tail catalogue entry from OSM relation 11759482. Geometry and elevation are OSM/GLO-30 and provisional. No special permit known; verify locally.

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Distance 16.4 km Reported · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · T2 · pin

Itinerary not published

Last checked 2026-10-07

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The Hiking World, Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Richardson-Taylor Preserve, read 2026-10-07, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/mountains-to-sea-trail-richardson-taylor-preserve

How we verify · last checked 2026-10-07

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Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Richardson-Taylor Preserve

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

Forecast at page generation, 2026-11-08T07:03:47.911Z

Representative point on Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Richardson-Taylor Preserve: 36.194°, -79.810°, about 279 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 Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Richardson-Taylor Preserve, from 36.175°, -79.792° to 36.202°, -79.809°. 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

Facts36.175, -79.792
Distance16.4 km*
osm-2d (provisional; not walking distance) · read 2026-09-23
Ascent+335 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-10-07 · provisional
Descent317 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-10-07 · provisional
High point279 m
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
Low point217 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.
Wikidata Q6925667
Elevation
21724827915.92 km profile length (DEM sample)

Stored distance is 16.4 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (15.92 km), not the published line length.

Tail catalogue entry built from OpenStreetMap relation 11759482 (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

  • Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Richardson-Taylor Preserve (start): car-free flag unknown.
  • Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Richardson-Taylor Preserve (end): car-free flag unknown.

Trailheads

  • Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Richardson-Taylor Preserve (start) car-free: unknown
  • Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Richardson-Taylor Preserve (end) car-free: unknown

Questions

Do I need a permit for Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Richardson-Taylor Preserve?

Permit status is unverified for Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Richardson-Taylor Preserve. This desk does not assert that a walking permit is or is not required.

How difficult is Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Richardson-Taylor Preserve?

Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Richardson-Taylor Preserve is graded SAC T2 · YDS 1.

How long is Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Richardson-Taylor Preserve?

The length on this record is 16.4 km (reported). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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