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Rideau Trail - Ottawa Section

Rideau Trail - Ottawa Section — tail catalogue entry from OSM relation 7360383. Geometry and elevation are OSM/GLO-30 and provisional. No special permit known; verify locally.

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Distance 207 km Reported · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · 10d · SAC T2 · Ungraded (tail ingest)

Last checked 2026-10-15

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The Hiking World, Rideau Trail - Ottawa Section, read 2026-10-15, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/rideau-trail-ottawa-section

How we verify · last checked 2026-10-15

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Rideau Trail - Ottawa Section

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

Forecast at page generation, 2026-11-07T15:19:03.873Z

Representative point on Rideau Trail - Ottawa Section: 45.315°, -75.844°, about 136 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 Rideau Trail - Ottawa Section, from 45.423°, -75.705° to 44.914°, -75.925°. 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

Facts45.423, -75.705
Distance207 km*
osm-2d (provisional; not walking distance) · read 2026-09-24
Ascentnot published

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

Descentnot published
High point136 m*
derived:glo30/v1 · read 2026-10-15 · provisional
Low point40 m*
derived:glo30/v1 · read 2026-10-15 · provisional
Routepoint-to-point
Days10
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
4087134117.07 km profile length (DEM sample)

Stored distance is 207 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (117.07 km), not the published line length.

Tail catalogue entry built from OpenStreetMap relation 7360383 (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

  • Rideau Trail - Ottawa Section (start): car-free flag unknown.
  • Rideau Trail - Ottawa Section (end): car-free flag unknown.

Trailheads

  • Rideau Trail - Ottawa Section (start) car-free: unknown
  • Rideau Trail - Ottawa Section (end) car-free: unknown

Questions

Do I need a permit for Rideau Trail - Ottawa Section?

Permit status is unverified for Rideau Trail - Ottawa Section. This desk does not assert that a walking permit is or is not required.

How difficult is Rideau Trail - Ottawa Section?

Rideau Trail - Ottawa Section is graded SAC T2 · YDS 1.

How long is Rideau Trail - Ottawa Section?

The length on this record is 207 km (reported). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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