National Scenic Trail

Arizona National Scenic Trail AZT

National Scenic Trail (2009) · Arizona, United States

Published length: 1,287 km800 mi800 mi published
Measured line: 1,255.1 km780 mi−2.5% against published
Line: In the datasetLicence: ODbL 1.0
Tier: National Scenic TrailA United States National Scenic Trail

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Main line
Alternates and connectors

Line: OpenStreetMap, read 2026-11-09, drawn simplified to 30 m. Credit: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Base map: OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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

Main line1,255.1 km measured in 3 parts · OpenStreetMap

Main line: GPX, 1.1 MB Main line: GeoJSON, 2.1 MB
Alternates and connectorsServed separately by the source

Alternates and connectors: GPX, 46 KB Alternates and connectors: GeoJSON, 91 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: National Scenic Trail (2009)
Tier: National Scenic TrailA United States National Scenic Trail
Listing: First setIn the first set of trails
Inclusion: Listed unconditionallyEvery National Scenic Trail is listed
Where: AZ (Arizona), United States
Published length: 1,287 km800 mi800 mi published. A check value, not measured from the line.
Short name: AZT
Record ID: arizonaStable: the directory name, never changed

Verification Checked 2026-11-09

Measured: YesThe line was downloaded and measured

Published: 1,287 km800 mi
Measured: 1,255.1 km780 migeodesic, from the line
Difference: −2.5%measured minus published
Parts: 3pieces left after joining ends within 100 m

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

OSM relation 2804113, 550 ways: 1,255.1 km in 3 parts, 2.5% short of 1,287 km. The 47 ways marked 'alternative' (52.6 km) are in alternates.geojson.

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: Arizona Trail Association (AZTA)
Publisher’s page: https://services3.arcgis.com/IKBBLZOXy58PXgpl/ArcGIS/rest/services/Arizona_National_Scenic_Trail_Feature_Layers_view/FeatureServer/3
Source: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2804113Where to ask for the line: a layer or relation page
Line source: OpenStreetMap
Format: OpenStreetMap route relation 2804113, read through Overpass with all member ways
Main line: OSM relation 2804113: 551 route ways in the main role (one repeated); the 47 ways marked 'alternative' are in alternates.geojson.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: 2026-11-09
Newer release?: osm-relation-version: Overpass rel(2804113); 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 2804113. The publisher's own line is not licensed for redistribution and is not used.

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

OpenStreetMap

Relation: 2804113
Note: Downloaded 2026-11-09; 550 main ways and 47 ways marked 'alternative'. release.txt has the source and date.

Logo

Shown only to identify the trail

This logo belongs to Arizona Trail Association (aztrail.org); USFS Region 3. It is not covered by this dataset’s licences, and no right to use it for any other purpose is given or implied.

Some logos are official emblems of United States National Scenic or Historic Trails. Those emblems are federal insignia; their use here is for identification only.

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

Status: Logo in useThe trail has a logo
Holder: Arizona Trail Association (aztrail.org); USFS Region 3
Taken from: https://aztrail.org/
File: shield.png
Note: No logo policy found. The official emblem of a National Scenic Trail is a federal insignia (18 U.S.C. 701; Federal Register notices of 2000-03-28 cover Ice Age, North Country and Natchez Trace; status for the others not confirmed). Use needs the administering agency's permission.

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`	arizona
`name`	Arizona National Scenic Trail
`short_name`	AZT
`country`	US
`regions[0]`	AZ
`length_km`	1287
`length_note`	800 mi published
`tier`	national
`designation`	National Scenic Trail (2009)
`wave`	1
`inclusion`	nst-unconditional
`source.status`	osm-only
`source.publisher`	Arizona Trail Association (AZTA)
`source.publisher_url`	https://services3.arcgis.com/IKBBLZOXy58PXgpl/ArcGIS/rest/services/Arizona_National_Scenic_Trail_Feature_Layers_view/FeatureServer/3
`source.url`	https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2804113
`source.discovery`	osm-relation-version: Overpass `rel(2804113); out meta;` (version and timestamp), or the Geofabrik replication diff; fetch again when it changes
`source.format`	OpenStreetMap route relation 2804113, 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 2026-11-09). The line included here is from OpenStreetMap, relation 2804113. The publisher's own line is not licensed for redistribution and is not used.
`source.attribution`	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
`source.osm_only`	true
`source.mainline`	OSM relation 2804113: 551 route ways in the main role (one repeated); the 47 ways marked 'alternative' are in alternates.geojson.
`source.source_checked`	2026-11-09
`source.redistributable`	true
`source.line_source`	OpenStreetMap
`source.line_file`	line.geojson
`osm.relation`	2804113
`osm.note`	Downloaded 2026-11-09; 550 main ways and 47 ways marked 'alternative'. release.txt has the source and date.
`shield.status`	use-real-logo
`shield.logo_source`	https://aztrail.org/
`shield.contact`	Arizona Trail Association (aztrail.org); USFS Region 3
`shield.note`	No logo policy found. The official emblem of a National Scenic Trail is a federal insignia (18 U.S.C. 701; Federal Register notices of 2000-03-28 cover Ice Age, North Country and Natchez Trace; status for the others not confirmed). Use needs the administering agency's permission.
`shield.logo_file`	shield.png
`shield.logo_owner`	Arizona Trail Association (aztrail.org); USFS Region 3
`verification.verified`	true
`verification.date`	2026-11-09
`verification.measured_km`	1255.1
`verification.difference_percent`	-2.5
`verification.parts`	3
`verification.note`	OSM relation 2804113, 550 ways: 1,255.1 km in 3 parts, 2.5% short of 1,287 km. The 47 ways marked 'alternative' (52.6 km) are in alternates.geojson.