Designated trail

Alexander MacKenzie Heritage Trail AMHT

Heritage trail under the Heritage Conservation Act (1987); forest recreation trail under the Forest Act (1987) · British Columbia, Canada

Published length: 420 km261 mi420 km, from the BC Geographical Names record
Measured line: 322.4 km200 mi−23.2% against published
Line: In the dataset, partialLicence: ODbL 1.0
Tier: RegionalA long trail of 80 km (50 mi) or more

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Main line

Line: OpenStreetMap, read 2026-11-10, drawn simplified to 30 m. Credit: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Base map: OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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Partial line

The line in the dataset measures 322.4 km against a published 420 km (−23.2%).

The published 420 km is the whole heritage corridor, which includes road and water sections; about 300 km of it is trail. The mapped trail is 322.4 km in 8 pieces. The line is kept as mapped.

GPX is simplified to 5 m for devices. GeoJSON is the full-resolution line as published in this dataset. Neither carries elevation.

Main line322.4 km measured in 8 parts · OpenStreetMap

Main line: GPX, 151 KB Main line: GeoJSON, 147 KB

Credit the source

Licence: ODbL 1.0

Lines from OpenStreetMap need the credit “© OpenStreetMap contributors” and stay under the ODbL (share-alike).

release.txt: the source, licence and date the line files came from.

The record

Kind: Designated trailDesignated, maintained and published as one trail by a land agency or a trail association
Designation: Heritage trail under the Heritage Conservation Act (1987); forest recreation trail under the Forest Act (1987)
Tier: RegionalA long trail of 80 km (50 mi) or more
Listing: First setIn the first set of trails
Where: BC (British Columbia), Canada
Published length: 420 km261 mi420 km, from the BC Geographical Names record. A check value, not measured from the line.
Short name: AMHT
Record ID: alexander-mackenzieStable: the directory name, never changed

Verification Checked 2026-11-10

Measured: YesThe line was downloaded and measured

Published: 420 km261 mi
Measured: 322.4 km200 migeodesic, from the line
Difference: −23.2%measured minus published
Parts: 8pieces left after joining ends within 100 m

Within 15% of the published length Beyond 15%: the record must say why

OSM relation 2654551, 28 ways: 322.4 km in 8 parts, 23.2% short of the published 420 km. The pieces do not all join: OpenStreetMap is missing the connectors between them.

Why the lengths differ: see the notice in Download the line.

Source and licence

Line in this dataset: line.geojsonThe main line file of the record
Source status: OpenStreetMap onlyThe only source is an OpenStreetMap route relation
Publisher: Province of British Columbia (BC Geographical Names record; no open geometry found)
Publisher’s page: https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/68161.html
Source: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2654551Where to ask for the line: a layer or relation page
Line source: OpenStreetMap
Format: OpenStreetMap route relation, read through Overpass with all member ways
Main line: OSM relation 2654551: one route relation, main ways only.How the main line is told apart from alternates, connectors and side trails
Coordinates: EPSG:4326What the source stores; published files are longitude/latitude (EPSG:4326)
Licence: ODbL 1.0
May be passed on: YesThe source's terms allow its line to be passed on
OpenStreetMap only: YesOpenStreetMap is the only source of the included line
Source checked: 2026-11-10
Newer release?: osm-relation-version: Overpass rel(2654551); out meta; (version and timestamp), or the Geofabrik replication diff; fetch again when it changesHow to tell whether the source has a newer release

What the source says

OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0 (share-alike). Credit: © OpenStreetMap contributors. The OpenStreetMap copyright page states: 'You are free to copy, distribute, transmit and adapt our data, as long as you credit OpenStreetMap and its contributors.' (https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright, read 2026-11-10). The line included here is from OpenStreetMap, relation 2654551.

With the page it was read on. Not legal advice.

OpenStreetMap

Relation: 2654551
Note: Downloaded 2026-11-10; 28 ways in the main line. release.txt has the source and date.

Logo

Logo not found. No logo is included. Ask the trail's holder before using its mark.

Every field of the record, with its exact value

As stored in trail.toml. The record schema says what each field means.

Field	Value
`id`	alexander-mackenzie
`name`	Alexander MacKenzie Heritage Trail
`short_name`	AMHT
`country`	CA
`regions[0]`	BC
`length_km`	420
`length_note`	420 km, from the BC Geographical Names record
`tier`	regional
`designation`	Heritage trail under the Heritage Conservation Act (1987); forest recreation trail under the Forest Act (1987)
`wave`	1
`source.status`	osm-only
`source.publisher`	Province of British Columbia (BC Geographical Names record; no open geometry found)
`source.publisher_url`	https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/68161.html
`source.url`	https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2654551
`source.discovery`	osm-relation-version: Overpass `rel(2654551); out meta;` (version and timestamp), or the Geofabrik replication diff; fetch again when it changes
`source.format`	OpenStreetMap route relation, read through Overpass with all member ways
`source.crs`	EPSG:4326
`source.licence`	ODbL-1.0
`source.licence_text`	OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0 (share-alike). Credit: © OpenStreetMap contributors. The OpenStreetMap copyright page states: 'You are free to copy, distribute, transmit and adapt our data, as long as you credit OpenStreetMap and its contributors.' (https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright, read 2026-11-10). The line included here is from OpenStreetMap, relation 2654551.
`source.attribution`	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
`source.osm_only`	true
`source.mainline`	OSM relation 2654551: one route relation, main ways only.
`source.source_checked`	2026-11-10
`source.redistributable`	true
`source.line_source`	OpenStreetMap
`source.line_file`	line.geojson
`source.length_gap_note`	The published 420 km is the whole heritage corridor, which includes road and water sections; about 300 km of it is trail. The mapped trail is 322.4 km in 8 pieces. The line is kept as mapped.
`osm.relation`	2654551
`osm.note`	Downloaded 2026-11-10; 28 ways in the main line. release.txt has the source and date.
`shield.status`	logo-not-found
`shield.logo_source`	""
`shield.contact`	Province of British Columbia
`shield.note`	No logo is included. Ask the trail's holder before using its mark.
`shield.logo_file`	""
`shield.logo_owner`	Province of British Columbia
`verification.verified`	true
`verification.date`	2026-11-10
`verification.measured_km`	322.4
`verification.difference_percent`	-23.2
`verification.parts`	8
`verification.note`	OSM relation 2654551, 28 ways: 322.4 km in 8 parts, 23.2% short of the published 420 km. The pieces do not all join: OpenStreetMap is missing the connectors between them.