Person-defined routeLine policy: Open

Sequoia Great Western Divide Loop GWDL

By Brian Lucido, 2013 · California, United States

Published length: 93 km58 mi58 mi, per the creator
Measured line: Not measuredNo line was downloaded and measured
Line: Record onlyThe reason is given below
Line policy: OpenThe creator publishes the line freely

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The route

Creator: Brian Lucido
First published: 2013
Line policy: OpenThe creator publishes the line freely

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Brian Lucido The creator’s words

Read on https://web.archive.org/web/20240811101341/https://www.brianlucido.com/sequoia-great-western-divide-loop/.

Line policy: OpenThe creator publishes the line freely. A line is included only where the creator's terms allow passing it on, or where OpenStreetMap carries the route as a route relation. Otherwise get it from the creator.This route
Line policy: SoldThe route is got by buying a guide or map set. No line is included from any source, OpenStreetMap included.
Line policy: WithheldThe creator chooses not to publish a line. No line is included from any source, OpenStreetMap included.
Line policy: UnclearWhether the creator shares the line is not settled. No line is included until it is settled.

About the route

A loop from Crescent Meadow in Sequoia National Park, along the High Sierra Trail past Bearpaw and Hamilton Lakes, over Precipice Lake and Black Rock Pass, and back by Redwood Meadow; all on trail. Published 26 September 2013 and updated 21 August 2021.

The record

Kind: Person-defined routeWorked out and published by a person or a small group: a high route, a traverse or a loop of linked trails
Designation: Person-defined route (Brian Lucido, 2013); no agency or association
Tier: RegionalA long trail of 80 km (50 mi) or more
Listing: First setIn the first set of trails
Where: CA (California), United States
Published length: 93 km58 mi58 mi, per the creator. A check value, not measured from the line.
Short name: GWDL
Record ID: great-western-divide-loopStable: the directory name, never changed

Source and licence

Source status: NoneNo source of a line
Publisher: Brian Lucido (publishes the route)
Publisher’s page: https://www.brianlucido.com/sequoia-great-western-divide-loop/
Source: https://www.brianlucido.com/sequoia-great-western-divide-loop/
Main line: No OpenStreetMap route relation for the loop was found on 2026-11-10, and the creator's terms for passing the line on are not stated.How the main line is told apart from alternates, connectors and side trails
Licence: None stated
Source checked: 2026-11-10

What the source says

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OpenStreetMap

Note: No route relation found when searched on 2026-11-10.

Logo

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Field	Value
`id`	great-western-divide-loop
`name`	Sequoia Great Western Divide Loop
`short_name`	GWDL
`country`	US
`regions[0]`	CA
`length_km`	93
`length_note`	58 mi, per the creator
`kind`	route
`tier`	regional
`designation`	Person-defined route (Brian Lucido, 2013); no agency or association
`wave`	1
`source.status`	none
`source.publisher`	Brian Lucido (publishes the route)
`source.publisher_url`	https://www.brianlucido.com/sequoia-great-western-divide-loop/
`source.url`	https://www.brianlucido.com/sequoia-great-western-divide-loop/
`source.format`	No line included
`source.crs`	EPSG:4326
`source.licence`	none-stated
`source.licence_text`	No line is included, so no source licence applies to a line. This record names the creator and the page its facts were read on (https://www.brianlucido.com/sequoia-great-western-divide-loop/, read 2026-11-10).
`source.attribution`	none (no line included)
`source.osm_only`	false
`source.mainline`	No OpenStreetMap route relation for the loop was found on 2026-11-10, and the creator's terms for passing the line on are not stated.
`source.source_checked`	2026-11-10
`source.redistributable`	true
`source.line_source`	none (no line included)
`source.line_file`	""
`source.line_absent_reason`	The creator publishes the line for download; no licence that allows passing it on is stated. Get it from the creator's page.
`osm.relation`	0
`osm.note`	No route relation found when searched on 2026-11-10.
`shield.status`	no-logo-exists
`shield.logo_source`	""
`shield.contact`	Brian Lucido
`shield.note`	No logo is included; a person-defined route has no emblem. Ask the creator before using any mark.
`shield.logo_file`	""
`shield.logo_owner`	Brian Lucido
`verification.verified`	false
`verification.note`	No line to measure.
`route.creator`	Brian Lucido
`route.year`	2013
`route.line_policy`	open
`route.creator_words`	To Export GPX files, click on the three horizontal bars in the upper right hand corner of the map and select Export selected map data…
`route.creator_words_url`	https://web.archive.org/web/20240811101341/https://www.brianlucido.com/sequoia-great-western-divide-loop/
`route.note`	A loop from Crescent Meadow in Sequoia National Park, along the High Sierra Trail past Bearpaw and Hamilton Lakes, over Precipice Lake and Black Rock Pass, and back by Redwood Meadow; all on trail. Published 26 September 2013 and updated 21 August 2021.
`guide[0].title`	Sequoia Great Western Divide Loop route page
`guide[0].author`	Brian Lucido
`guide[0].access`	free
`guide[0].url`	https://www.brianlucido.com/sequoia-great-western-divide-loop/
`guide[0].format`	web page with an exportable route map (GPX)