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Old Settlers Trail

Old Settlers Trail — tail catalogue entry from OSM relation 7519949. Geometry and elevation are OSM/GLO-30 and provisional. No special permit known; verify locally.

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Distance 24.9 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, Old Settlers Trail, read 2026-09-24, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/old-settlers-trail

How we verify · last checked 2026-09-24

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Old Settlers 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, 2026-11-04T22:08:26.175Z

Representative point on Old Settlers Trail: 35.746°, -83.336°, about 839 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 Old Settlers Trail, from 35.708°, -83.380° to 35.756°, -83.272°. 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

Facts35.708, -83.380
Distance24.9 km*
osm-2d (provisional; not walking distance) · read 2026-09-23
Ascent+1,190 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
Descent965 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
High point839 m
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
Low point434 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.
Elevation
43963583123.34 km profile length (DEM sample)

Stored distance is 24.9 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (23.34 km), not the published line length.

Tail catalogue entry built from OpenStreetMap relation 7519949 (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

  • Old Settlers Trail (start): car-free flag unknown.
  • Old Settlers Trail (end): car-free flag unknown.

Trailheads

  • Old Settlers Trail (start) car-free: unknown
  • Old Settlers Trail (end) car-free: unknown

Questions

Do I need a permit for Old Settlers Trail?

Permit status is unverified for Old Settlers Trail. This desk does not assert that a walking permit is or is not required.

How difficult is Old Settlers Trail?

Old Settlers Trail is graded SAC T2 · YDS 1.

How long is Old Settlers Trail?

The length on this record is 24.9 km (reported). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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