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Purple Mountain Trail

Purple Mountain Trail — tail catalogue entry from OSM relation 13180713. Geometry and elevation are OSM/GLO-30 and provisional. No special permit known; verify locally.

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Distance 5.4 km Reported · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · 1d · SAC T2 · Ungraded (tail ingest)

Last checked 2026-09-24

Cite this record

The Hiking World, Purple Mountain Trail, read 2026-09-24, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/purple-mountain-trail

How we verify · last checked 2026-09-24

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  • The Hiking World editorial team · author
Purple Mountain 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, 2026-11-04T22:08:17.772Z

Representative point on Purple Mountain Trail: 44.657°, -110.851°, about 2573 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 Purple Mountain Trail, from 44.646°, -110.855° to 44.659°, -110.858°. 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

Facts44.646, -110.855
Distance5.4 km*
osm-2d (provisional; not walking distance) · read 2026-09-23
Ascent+686 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
Descent213 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
High point2,573 m
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
Low point2,089 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
2089233125735.38 km

Tail catalogue entry built from OpenStreetMap relation 13180713 (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

  • Purple Mountain Trail (start): car-free flag unknown.
  • Purple Mountain Trail (end): car-free flag unknown.

Trailheads

  • Purple Mountain Trail (start) car-free: unknown
  • Purple Mountain Trail (end) car-free: unknown

Questions

Do I need a permit for Purple Mountain Trail?

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

How difficult is Purple Mountain Trail?

Purple Mountain Trail is graded SAC T2 · YDS 1.

How long is Purple Mountain Trail?

The length on this record is 5.4 km (reported). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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