Person-defined routeLine policy: Unclear

Desert Trail DT

By Desert Trail Association, with the route scouted by Russel Pengely, D. W. "Old Creosote" Tomer and Steve Tabor, 1972 · California, Nevada, Oregon, United States

Published length: 2,552 km1,586 mi1,586 mi, plus a 637-mile northern extension to Canada, per the association
Measured line: Not measuredNo line was downloaded and measured
Line: Record onlyThe reason is given below
Line policy: UnclearWhether the creator shares the line is not settled

Record only

Whether the line may be shared is not settled

Whether the creator shares the line is not settled: the official page offers no map, GPX or guide, and states no position. The site is where the route is described.

No line is included until it is settled.

See where to get the route

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

The route

Creator: Desert Trail Association, with the route scouted by Russel Pengely, D. W. "Old Creosote" Tomer and Steve Tabor
First published: 1972
Line policy: UnclearWhether the creator shares the line is not settled

The information on this website will provide you with as much practical information as we can - the rest will rely on your preparation, experience and judgment.

Desert Trail Association, with the route scouted by Russel Pengely, D. W. "Old Creosote" Tomer and Steve Tabor The creator’s words

Read on https://deserttrail.net.

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.
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.This route

About the route

There is no trail and no signs: a desert route from the Mexican border through California, Nevada and Oregon, with a 637-mile northern extension to Canada. The association dissolved in 2020 and the site is now run by Desert Survivors, which offers no map, GPX or guide.

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 (Desert Trail Association, 1972); 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 NV OR (California, Nevada, Oregon), United States
Published length: 2,552 km1,586 mi1,586 mi, plus a 637-mile northern extension to Canada, per the association. A check value, not measured from the line.
Short name: DT
Record ID: desert-trailStable: the directory name, never changed

Source and licence

Source status: NoneNo source of a line
Publisher: Desert Trail Association, with the route scouted by Russel Pengely, D. W. "Old Creosote" Tomer and Steve Tabor (publishes the route)
Publisher’s page: https://deserttrail.net
Source: https://deserttrail.net
Main line: No line is included; no map or guide is offered, and whether the creator shares one is not settled.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://deserttrail.net, read 2026-11-10).

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

OpenStreetMap

Note: Not recorded: whether the creator shares the line is not settled.

Logo

No logo. No logo is included; a person-defined route has no emblem. Ask the creator before using any mark.

Corrections

If you made this route

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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`	desert-trail
`name`	Desert Trail
`short_name`	DT
`country`	US
`regions[0]`	CA
`regions[1]`	NV
`regions[2]`	OR
`length_km`	2552
`length_note`	1,586 mi, plus a 637-mile northern extension to Canada, per the association
`kind`	route
`tier`	regional
`designation`	Person-defined route (Desert Trail Association, 1972); no agency or association
`wave`	1
`source.status`	none
`source.publisher`	Desert Trail Association, with the route scouted by Russel Pengely, D. W. "Old Creosote" Tomer and Steve Tabor (publishes the route)
`source.publisher_url`	https://deserttrail.net
`source.url`	https://deserttrail.net
`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://deserttrail.net, read 2026-11-10).
`source.attribution`	none (no line included)
`source.osm_only`	false
`source.mainline`	No line is included; no map or guide is offered, and whether the creator shares one is not settled.
`source.source_checked`	2026-11-10
`source.redistributable`	true
`source.line_source`	none (no line included)
`source.line_file`	""
`source.line_absent_reason`	Whether the creator shares the line is not settled: the official page offers no map, GPX or guide, and states no position. The site is where the route is described.
`osm.relation`	0
`osm.note`	Not recorded: whether the creator shares the line is not settled.
`shield.status`	no-logo-exists
`shield.logo_source`	""
`shield.contact`	Desert Trail Association, with the route scouted by Russel Pengely, D. W. "Old Creosote" Tomer and Steve Tabor
`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`	Desert Trail Association, with the route scouted by Russel Pengely, D. W. "Old Creosote" Tomer and Steve Tabor
`verification.verified`	false
`verification.note`	No line to measure.
`route.creator`	Desert Trail Association, with the route scouted by Russel Pengely, D. W. "Old Creosote" Tomer and Steve Tabor
`route.year`	1972
`route.line_policy`	unclear
`route.creator_words`	The information on this website will provide you with as much practical information as we can - the rest will rely on your preparation, experience and judgment.
`route.creator_words_url`	https://deserttrail.net
`route.note`	There is no trail and no signs: a desert route from the Mexican border through California, Nevada and Oregon, with a 637-mile northern extension to Canada. The association dissolved in 2020 and the site is now run by Desert Survivors, which offers no map, GPX or guide.
`guide[0].title`	Desert Trail site
`guide[0].author`	Desert Survivors (the site's present keeper)
`guide[0].access`	free
`guide[0].url`	https://deserttrail.net
`guide[0].format`	web page; no map, GPX or guide offered