Designated trail

High Sierra Trail HST

National Park Service, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks · California, United States

Published length: 116 km72 mi72.2 mi, from the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks page
Measured line: 77.4 km48.1 mi−33.3% 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 2026-11-10, 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 77.4 km against a published 116 km (−33.3%).

The OpenStreetMap relation is incomplete: 77.4 km in 22 ways against 115.5 km published, and it reaches neither trailhead. The line is kept as mapped.

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

Main line77.4 km measured in 1 part · OpenStreetMap

Main line: GPX, 61 KB Main line: GeoJSON, 129 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 Park Service, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Tier: RegionalA long trail of 80 km (50 mi) or more
Listing: First setIn the first set of trails
Where: CA (California), United States
Published length: 116 km72 mi72.2 mi, from the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks page. A check value, not measured from the line.
Short name: HST
Record ID: high-sierraStable: the directory name, never changed

Verification Checked 2026-11-10

Measured: YesThe line was downloaded and measured

Published: 116 km72 mi
Measured: 77.4 km48.1 migeodesic, from the line
Difference: −33.3%measured minus published
Parts: 1pieces left after joining ends within 100 m

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

OSM relation 1714300, 22 ways: 77.4 km in 1 part, 33.3% short of the published 116 km.

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: National Park Service, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (publishes the trail; no open geometry found)
Publisher’s page: https://www.nps.gov/seki/planyourvisit/high-sierra-trail.htm
Source: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/1714300Where to ask for the line: a layer or relation page
Line source: OpenStreetMap
Format: OpenStreetMap route relation, read through Overpass with all member ways
Main line: OSM relation 1714300: one route relation, main ways only.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
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: 2026-11-10
Newer release?: osm-relation-version: Overpass rel(1714300); 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 2026-11-10). The line included here is from OpenStreetMap, relation 1714300.

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

OpenStreetMap

Relation: 1714300
Note: Downloaded 2026-11-10; 22 ways in the main line. release.txt has the source and date.

Logo

Logo not found. No logo is included. Ask the trail's holder before using its mark.

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`	high-sierra
`name`	High Sierra Trail
`short_name`	HST
`country`	US
`regions[0]`	CA
`length_km`	116
`length_note`	72.2 mi, from the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks page
`tier`	regional
`designation`	National Park Service, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
`wave`	1
`source.status`	osm-only
`source.publisher`	National Park Service, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (publishes the trail; no open geometry found)
`source.publisher_url`	https://www.nps.gov/seki/planyourvisit/high-sierra-trail.htm
`source.url`	https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/1714300
`source.discovery`	osm-relation-version: Overpass `rel(1714300); out meta;` (version and timestamp), or the Geofabrik replication diff; fetch again when it changes
`source.format`	OpenStreetMap route relation, 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 2026-11-10). The line included here is from OpenStreetMap, relation 1714300.
`source.attribution`	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
`source.osm_only`	true
`source.mainline`	OSM relation 1714300: one route relation, main ways only.
`source.source_checked`	2026-11-10
`source.redistributable`	true
`source.line_source`	OpenStreetMap
`source.line_file`	line.geojson
`source.length_gap_note`	The OpenStreetMap relation is incomplete: 77.4 km in 22 ways against 115.5 km published, and it reaches neither trailhead. The line is kept as mapped.
`osm.relation`	1714300
`osm.note`	Downloaded 2026-11-10; 22 ways in the main line. release.txt has the source and date.
`shield.status`	logo-not-found
`shield.logo_source`	""
`shield.contact`	National Park Service
`shield.note`	No logo is included. Ask the trail's holder before using its mark.
`shield.logo_file`	""
`shield.logo_owner`	National Park Service
`verification.verified`	true
`verification.date`	2026-11-10
`verification.measured_km`	77.4
`verification.difference_percent`	-33.3
`verification.parts`	1
`verification.note`	OSM relation 1714300, 22 ways: 77.4 km in 1 part, 33.3% short of the published 116 km.