Designated trailHeld

Allegheny Trail ALT

West Virginia Scenic Trails Association · West Virginia, United States

Published length: 530 km329 miabout 330 mi
Measured line: 28.8 km17.9 mi−94.6% 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
Alternates and connectors

Line: OpenStreetMap, read 2026-11-08, 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 28.8 km against a published 530 km (−94.6%).

OSM holds only fragment relations (28.8 km in the named relation, 21.1 km more in alternates), about 50 km of 530 km. No usable whole line found on 2026-11-08. Held.

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

Main line28.8 km measured in 1 part · OpenStreetMap

Main line: GPX, 18 KB Main line: GeoJSON, 19 KB
Alternates and connectorsServed separately by the source

Alternates and connectors: GPX, 10 KB Alternates and connectors: GeoJSON, 17 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: West Virginia Scenic Trails Association
Tier: RegionalA long trail of 80 km (50 mi) or more
Listing: HeldListed, but something about it is not settled. The record’s note: “Held: no usable whole line exists. OSM holds about 50 km of the 530 km trail in fragment relations, and the West Virginia Scenic Trails Association publishes no open line. What would fix it: a line from the Association, or complete OSM route mapping.”
Where: WV (West Virginia), United States
Published length: 530 km329 miabout 330 mi. A check value, not measured from the line.
Short name: ALT
Record ID: allegheny-trailStable: the directory name, never changed

Verification Checked 2026-11-08

Measured: YesThe line was downloaded and measured

Published: 530 km329 mi
Measured: 28.8 km17.9 migeodesic, from the line
Difference: −94.6%measured minus published
Parts: 1pieces left after joining ends within 100 m

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

OSM holds only fragment relations (28.8 km in the named relation, 21.1 km more in alternates), about 50 km of 530 km. No usable whole line found on 2026-11-08. Held.

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: West Virginia Scenic Trails Association (publishes the trail; no open geometry found)
Source: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/1772789Where to ask for the line: a layer or relation page
Line source: OpenStreetMap
Format: OpenStreetMap relation, read through Overpass or a Geofabrik extract
Main line: OSM 1772789.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
Credit: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)The credit line to show, as the source asks
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: 2026-11-08
Newer release?: osm-relation-version: Overpass rel(ID); 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 2026-11-09). The line included here is from OpenStreetMap, relation 1772789.

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

OpenStreetMap

Relation: 1772789
Note: Downloaded 2026-11-08; release.txt has the relation version and timestamp.

Logo

Shown only to identify the trail

This logo belongs to West Virginia Scenic Trails Association. It is not covered by this dataset’s licences, and no right to use it for any other purpose is given or implied.

A holder who wants a logo removed, replaced or credited differently can ask; see Logos.

Status: Logo in useThe trail has a logo
Holder: West Virginia Scenic Trails Association
Taken from: https://wvsta.org/
File: shield.png
Note: No logo or shield policy found. Treat as the maintaining organisation's 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`	allegheny-trail
`name`	Allegheny Trail
`short_name`	ALT
`country`	US
`regions[0]`	WV
`length_km`	530
`length_note`	about 330 mi
`tier`	regional
`designation`	West Virginia Scenic Trails Association
`wave`	held
`wave_note`	Held: no usable whole line exists. OSM holds about 50 km of the 530 km trail in fragment relations, and the West Virginia Scenic Trails Association publishes no open line. What would fix it: a line from the Association, or complete OSM route mapping.
`source.status`	osm-only
`source.publisher`	West Virginia Scenic Trails Association (publishes the trail; no open geometry found)
`source.url`	https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/1772789
`source.discovery`	osm-relation-version: Overpass `rel(ID); out meta;` (version and timestamp), or the Geofabrik replication diff; fetch again when it changes
`source.format`	OpenStreetMap relation, read through Overpass or a Geofabrik extract
`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 2026-11-09). The line included here is from OpenStreetMap, relation 1772789.
`source.attribution`	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
`source.osm_only`	true
`source.mainline`	OSM 1772789.
`source.source_checked`	2026-11-08
`source.redistributable`	true
`source.line_source`	OpenStreetMap
`source.line_file`	line.geojson
`source.length_gap_note`	OSM holds only fragment relations (28.8 km in the named relation, 21.1 km more in alternates), about 50 km of 530 km. No usable whole line found on 2026-11-08. Held.
`osm.relation`	1772789
`osm.note`	Downloaded 2026-11-08; release.txt has the relation version and timestamp.
`shield.status`	use-real-logo
`shield.logo_source`	https://wvsta.org/
`shield.contact`	West Virginia Scenic Trails Association
`shield.note`	No logo or shield policy found. Treat as the maintaining organisation's mark.
`shield.logo_file`	shield.png
`shield.logo_owner`	West Virginia Scenic Trails Association
`verification.verified`	true
`verification.date`	2026-11-08
`verification.measured_km`	28.8
`verification.difference_percent`	-94.6
`verification.parts`	1
`verification.note`	OSM holds only fragment relations (28.8 km in the named relation, 21.1 km more in alternates), about 50 km of 530 km. No usable whole line found on 2026-11-08. Held.