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Skookumchuck Trail

Skookumchuck Trail — tail catalogue entry from OSM relation 7729190. Geometry and elevation are OSM/GLO-30 and provisional. No special permit known; verify locally.

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Distance 11.2 km Reported · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · T2 · pin

Itinerary not published

Last checked 2026-09-24

Cite this record

The Hiking World, Skookumchuck Trail, read 2026-09-24, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/skookumchuck-trail

How we verify · last checked 2026-09-24

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Skookumchuck 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, 2026-11-07T15:24:51.914Z

Representative point on Skookumchuck Trail: 44.185°, -71.656°, about 1433 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 1,433 m minus low 528 m is 905 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 5.9 °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 Skookumchuck Trail, from 44.203°, -71.681° to 44.203°, -71.681°. 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

Facts44.203, -71.681
Distance11.2 km*
osm-2d (provisional; not walking distance) · read 2026-09-23
Ascent+986 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
Descent986 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
High point1,433 m
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
Low point528 m
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
Routeloop
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.
Elevation
528981143311.23 km

Tail catalogue entry built from OpenStreetMap relation 7729190 (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

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

Trailheads

  • Skookumchuck Trail (start) car-free: unknown
  • Skookumchuck Trail (end) car-free: unknown

Questions

Do I need a permit for Skookumchuck Trail?

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

How difficult is Skookumchuck Trail?

Skookumchuck Trail is graded SAC T2 · YDS 1.

How long is Skookumchuck Trail?

The length on this record is 11.2 km (reported). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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