Person-defined routeLine policy: Withheld

Great Western Loop GWL

By Andrew Skurka and Ryan Jordan, 2006 · AZ NM CO WY ID MT CA OR WA, United States

Published length: 11,064 km6,875 mi6,875 mi, per Andrew Skurka's route description
Measured line: Not measuredNo line was downloaded and measured
Line: Record onlyThe reason is given below
Line policy: WithheldThe creator chooses not to publish a line

Record only

The creator does not publish a line

The creator chooses not to publish a line, and says so: there is no route, so it must be made on your own. The route is described in the free route description on his page.

No line is included from any source, OpenStreetMap included.

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: Andrew Skurka and Ryan Jordan
First published: 2006
Line policy: WithheldThe creator chooses not to publish a line

There is no route, so you must create one on your own.

Andrew Skurka and Ryan Jordan The creator’s words

Read on https://andrewskurka.com/adventures/great-western-loop/route-description/.

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.This route
Line policy: UnclearWhether the creator shares the line is not settled. No line is included until it is settled.

About the route

Conceived in spring 2006 by Skurka and Ryan Jordan, named by Demetri Coupounas, and hiked by Skurka in 2007. It links the Pacific Crest, Pacific Northwest, Continental Divide, Grand Enchantment and Arizona trails.

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 (Andrew Skurka and Ryan Jordan, 2006); no agency or association
Tier: RegionalA long trail of 80 km (50 mi) or more
Listing: First setIn the first set of trails
Where: AZ NM CO WY ID MT CA OR WA (Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, California, Oregon, Washington), United States
Published length: 11,064 km6,875 mi6,875 mi, per Andrew Skurka's route description. A check value, not measured from the line.
Short name: GWL
Record ID: great-western-loopStable: the directory name, never changed

Source and licence

Source status: NoneNo source of a line
Publisher: Andrew Skurka and Ryan Jordan (publishes the route)
Publisher’s page: https://andrewskurka.com/adventures/great-western-loop/
Source: https://andrewskurka.com/adventures/great-western-loop/route-description/
Main line: No line is included; the creator publishes none.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://andrewskurka.com/adventures/great-western-loop/route-description/, read 2026-11-10).

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

OpenStreetMap

Note: Not recorded: the route's creator does not publish a line.

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`	great-western-loop
`name`	Great Western Loop
`short_name`	GWL
`country`	US
`regions[0]`	AZ
`regions[1]`	NM
`regions[2]`	CO
`regions[3]`	WY
`regions[4]`	ID
`regions[5]`	MT
`regions[6]`	CA
`regions[7]`	OR
`regions[8]`	WA
`length_km`	11064
`length_note`	6,875 mi, per Andrew Skurka's route description
`kind`	route
`tier`	regional
`designation`	Person-defined route (Andrew Skurka and Ryan Jordan, 2006); no agency or association
`wave`	1
`source.status`	none
`source.publisher`	Andrew Skurka and Ryan Jordan (publishes the route)
`source.publisher_url`	https://andrewskurka.com/adventures/great-western-loop/
`source.url`	https://andrewskurka.com/adventures/great-western-loop/route-description/
`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://andrewskurka.com/adventures/great-western-loop/route-description/, read 2026-11-10).
`source.attribution`	none (no line included)
`source.osm_only`	false
`source.mainline`	No line is included; the creator publishes none.
`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 chooses not to publish a line, and says so: there is no route, so it must be made on your own. The route is described in the free route description on his page.
`osm.relation`	0
`osm.note`	Not recorded: the route's creator does not publish a line.
`shield.status`	no-logo-exists
`shield.logo_source`	""
`shield.contact`	Andrew Skurka and Ryan Jordan
`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`	Andrew Skurka and Ryan Jordan
`verification.verified`	false
`verification.note`	No line to measure.
`route.creator`	Andrew Skurka and Ryan Jordan
`route.year`	2006
`route.line_policy`	withheld
`route.creator_words`	There is no route, so you must create one on your own.
`route.creator_words_url`	https://andrewskurka.com/adventures/great-western-loop/route-description/
`route.note`	Conceived in spring 2006 by Skurka and Ryan Jordan, named by Demetri Coupounas, and hiked by Skurka in 2007. It links the Pacific Crest, Pacific Northwest, Continental Divide, Grand Enchantment and Arizona trails.
`guide[0].title`	Great Western Loop route description
`guide[0].author`	Andrew Skurka
`guide[0].access`	free
`guide[0].url`	https://andrewskurka.com/adventures/great-western-loop/route-description/
`guide[0].format`	web page: route description, itinerary, gear lists
`guide[1].title`	Great Western Loop and Sea-to-Sea Route Slideshows
`guide[1].author`	Andrew Skurka
`guide[1].access`	purchase
`guide[1].url`	https://andrewskurka.com/product/slideshows-on-disk-great-western-loop-and-sea-to-sea-route/
`guide[1].format`	slideshow on disk (not a route line)