Person-defined routeLine policy: Open

Brooks Range Traverse BRT

By Luc Mehl and Sarah Histand, 2016 · Alaska, United States

Published length: 1,609 km1,000 miabout 1,000 mi in three parts, per the trip reports: 400 mi (Gates of the Arctic, 2016), 275 mi (Arctic Refuge, 2017) and 325 mi (western Brooks, 2019)
Measured line: Not measuredNo line was downloaded and measured
Line: Record onlyThe reason is given below
Line policy: OpenThe creator publishes the line freely

Record only

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Brooks Range Traverse trip reports

No map is drawn: the dataset holds no line for this route, and does not guess one.

The route

Creator: Luc Mehl and Sarah Histand
First published: 2016
Line policy: OpenThe creator publishes the line freely

The Brooks Range, from Kivalina to Kaktovik, in three parts.

Luc Mehl and Sarah Histand The creator’s words

Read on https://thingstolucat.com/brooks-range-traverse/.

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

From Kivalina to Kaktovik in three parts, walked in 2016, 2017 and 2019, with friends on the first two legs. Hiking and packrafting: much of it is float. The trip reports give routes, maps and photos, but no GPX link.

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 (Luc Mehl and Sarah Histand, 2016); no agency or association
Tier: RegionalA long trail of 80 km (50 mi) or more
Listing: First setIn the first set of trails
Where: AK (Alaska), United States
Published length: 1,609 km1,000 miabout 1,000 mi in three parts, per the trip reports: 400 mi (Gates of the Arctic, 2016), 275 mi (Arctic Refuge, 2017) and 325 mi (western Brooks, 2019). A check value, not measured from the line.
Short name: BRT
Record ID: brooks-range-traverseStable: the directory name, never changed

Source and licence

Source status: NoneNo source of a line
Publisher: Luc Mehl and Sarah Histand (publishes the route)
Publisher’s page: https://thingstolucat.com/brooks-range-traverse/
Source: https://thingstolucat.com/brooks-range-traverse/
Main line: No OpenStreetMap route relation for the route was found on 2026-11-10, and no track file was found.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

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://thingstolucat.com/brooks-range-traverse/, read 2026-11-10).

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

OpenStreetMap

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

Logo

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Corrections

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Every field of the record, with its exact value

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Field	Value
`id`	brooks-range-traverse
`name`	Brooks Range Traverse
`short_name`	BRT
`country`	US
`regions[0]`	AK
`length_km`	1609
`length_note`	about 1,000 mi in three parts, per the trip reports: 400 mi (Gates of the Arctic, 2016), 275 mi (Arctic Refuge, 2017) and 325 mi (western Brooks, 2019)
`kind`	route
`tier`	regional
`designation`	Person-defined route (Luc Mehl and Sarah Histand, 2016); no agency or association
`wave`	1
`source.status`	none
`source.publisher`	Luc Mehl and Sarah Histand (publishes the route)
`source.publisher_url`	https://thingstolucat.com/brooks-range-traverse/
`source.url`	https://thingstolucat.com/brooks-range-traverse/
`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://thingstolucat.com/brooks-range-traverse/, read 2026-11-10).
`source.attribution`	none (no line included)
`source.osm_only`	false
`source.mainline`	No OpenStreetMap route relation for the route was found on 2026-11-10, and no track file was found.
`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 detailed route descriptions and maps but no track file, and states no licence for passing a line on. Get the route from the trip reports.
`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`	Luc Mehl and Sarah Histand
`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`	Luc Mehl and Sarah Histand
`verification.verified`	false
`verification.note`	No line to measure.
`route.creator`	Luc Mehl and Sarah Histand
`route.year`	2016
`route.line_policy`	open
`route.creator_words`	The Brooks Range, from Kivalina to Kaktovik, in three parts.
`route.creator_words_url`	https://thingstolucat.com/brooks-range-traverse/
`route.note`	From Kivalina to Kaktovik in three parts, walked in 2016, 2017 and 2019, with friends on the first two legs. Hiking and packrafting: much of it is float. The trip reports give routes, maps and photos, but no GPX link.
`guide[0].title`	Brooks Range Traverse trip reports
`guide[0].author`	Luc Mehl
`guide[0].access`	free
`guide[0].url`	https://thingstolucat.com/brooks-range-traverse/
`guide[0].format`	web trip reports, route descriptions and maps