The Great North Cascades Traverse
The Great North Cascades Traverse — tail catalogue entry from OSM relation 4815933. Geometry and elevation are OSM/GLO-30 and provisional. No special permit known; verify locally.
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Distance 125.6 km Reported · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · 6d · SAC T2 · Ungraded (tail ingest)
Cite this record
The Hiking World, The Great North Cascades Traverse, read 2026-09-24, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/the-great-north-cascades-traverse
How we verify · last checked 2026-09-24
Byline
- The Hiking World editorial team · author
Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.
Forecast at page generation, 2026-11-04T22:08:12.198Z
Representative point on The Great North Cascades Traverse: 48.671°, -121.067°, about 1856 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 1,856 m minus low 436 m is 1,420 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 9.2 °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 · provisionalISA 6.5 °C / 1,000 m · wikipedia.org · 2026-09-10
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GeoJSONThis line is a schematic. The files are not a GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON
Cumulative ascent not published — stored line geometry is too coarse for a reliable DEM figure.
Catalog entry
- 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.
Stored distance is 125.6 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (114.42 km), not the published line length.
Tail catalogue entry built from OpenStreetMap relation 4815933 (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
- The Great North Cascades Traverse (start): car-free flag unknown.
- The Great North Cascades Traverse (end): car-free flag unknown.
Trailheads
- The Great North Cascades Traverse (start) car-free: unknown
- The Great North Cascades Traverse (end) car-free: unknown
Questions
Do I need a permit for The Great North Cascades Traverse?
Permit status is unverified for The Great North Cascades Traverse. This desk does not assert that a walking permit is or is not required.
How difficult is The Great North Cascades Traverse?
The Great North Cascades Traverse is graded SAC T2 · YDS 1.
How long is The Great North Cascades Traverse?
The length on this record is 125.6 km (reported). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail
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