Designated trailHeld

Ganaraska Hiking Trail GHT

Ganaraska Hiking Trail Association · Ontario, Canada

Published length: 500 km311 miabout 500 km with side trails
Measured line: 238.4 km148 mi−52.3% 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 2026-11-08, 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 238.4 km against a published 500 km (−52.3%).

OSM relation 3696751 gives 238.4 km in 7 parts and ends near Barrie; it does not reach the Glen Huron terminus. The 500 km published figure includes branch trails. 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 line238.4 km measured in 7 parts · OpenStreetMap

Main line: GPX, 123 KB Main line: GeoJSON, 257 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: Ganaraska Hiking Trail 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: the only line, OSM relation 3696751, covers the eastern half only (238.4 km, ending near Barrie) and does not reach Glen Huron. The Association sells a guidebook but publishes no open line. What would fix it: a line from the Ganaraska Hiking Trail Association, or complete OSM mapping of the western clubs sections.”
Where: ON (Ontario), Canada
Published length: 500 km311 miabout 500 km with side trails. A check value, not measured from the line.
Short name: GHT
Record ID: ganaraskaStable: the directory name, never changed

Verification Checked 2026-11-08

Measured: YesThe line was downloaded and measured

Published: 500 km311 mi
Measured: 238.4 km148 migeodesic, from the line
Difference: −52.3%measured minus published
Parts: 7pieces left after joining ends within 100 m

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

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: Ganaraska Hiking Trail Association (publishes the trail; no open line found)
Source: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3696751Where to ask for the line: a layer or relation page
Line source: OpenStreetMap
Format: OpenStreetMap route relation, read through Overpass or a Geofabrik extract
Main line: One relation. It covers the eastern half and ends near Barrie; the western sections to Glen Huron are not mapped.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(3696751); out meta; (version and timestamp), or the Geofabrik replication diff; fetch again when it changes (relation v96, edited 2026-09-29).How to tell whether the source has a newer release
Decision: Included with its name and logo. The line is from OpenStreetMap.

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 3696751.

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

OpenStreetMap

Relation: 3696751
Note: Found by a name search on 2026-11-08: relation 3696751 'Ganaraska Trail' (rwn). Downloaded; release.txt has the version.

Logo

Shown only to identify the trail

This logo belongs to Ganaraska Hiking Trail 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: Ganaraska Hiking Trail Association
Taken from: https://ganaraska-hiking-trail.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cropped-GanaraskaLogo-e1452359706312-192x192.jpg
File: shield.png
Note: Ganaraska Hiking Trail Association logo (the G arrow mark), from the Association's own site ganaraska-hiking-trail.org, converted from JPEG.

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`	ganaraska
`name`	Ganaraska Hiking Trail
`short_name`	GHT
`country`	CA
`regions[0]`	ON
`length_km`	500
`length_note`	about 500 km with side trails
`tier`	regional
`designation`	Ganaraska Hiking Trail Association
`wave`	held
`wave_note`	Held: the only line, OSM relation 3696751, covers the eastern half only (238.4 km, ending near Barrie) and does not reach Glen Huron. The Association sells a guidebook but publishes no open line. What would fix it: a line from the Ganaraska Hiking Trail Association, or complete OSM mapping of the western clubs sections.
`source.status`	osm-only
`source.publisher`	Ganaraska Hiking Trail Association (publishes the trail; no open line found)
`source.url`	https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3696751
`source.discovery`	osm-relation-version: Overpass `rel(3696751); out meta;` (version and timestamp), or the Geofabrik replication diff; fetch again when it changes (relation v96, edited 2026-09-29).
`source.format`	OpenStreetMap route 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 3696751.
`source.attribution`	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
`source.osm_only`	true
`source.decision`	included-named
`source.decision_text`	Included with its name and logo. The line is from OpenStreetMap.
`source.mainline`	One relation. It covers the eastern half and ends near Barrie; the western sections to Glen Huron are not mapped.
`source.source_checked`	2026-11-08
`source.redistributable`	true
`source.line_source`	OpenStreetMap
`source.line_file`	line.geojson
`source.length_gap_note`	OSM relation 3696751 gives 238.4 km in 7 parts and ends near Barrie; it does not reach the Glen Huron terminus. The 500 km published figure includes branch trails. No usable whole line found on 2026-11-08. Held.
`osm.relation`	3696751
`osm.note`	Found by a name search on 2026-11-08: relation 3696751 'Ganaraska Trail' (rwn). Downloaded; release.txt has the version.
`shield.status`	use-real-logo
`shield.logo_source`	https://ganaraska-hiking-trail.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cropped-GanaraskaLogo-e1452359706312-192x192.jpg
`shield.contact`	Ganaraska Hiking Trail Association
`shield.note`	Ganaraska Hiking Trail Association logo (the G arrow mark), from the Association's own site ganaraska-hiking-trail.org, converted from JPEG.
`shield.logo_file`	shield.png
`shield.logo_owner`	Ganaraska Hiking Trail Association
`verification.verified`	true
`verification.date`	2026-11-08
`verification.measured_km`	238.4
`verification.difference_percent`	-52.3
`verification.parts`	7
`verification.note`	OSM relation 3696751 gives 238.4 km in 7 parts and ends near Barrie; it does not reach the Glen Huron terminus. The 500 km published figure includes branch trails. No usable whole line found on 2026-11-08. Held.