Designated trail

Long Trail (Vermont) LT

Green Mountain Club; oldest long-distance trail in the US · Vermont, United States

Published length: 438 km272 mi272 mi published
Measured line: 400.9 km249 mi−8.5% against published
Line: In the datasetLicence: ODbL 1.0
Tier: RegionalA long trail of 80 km (50 mi) or more

The map needs JavaScript. Download the line from this page.

Main line

Line: OpenStreetMap, read 2026-11-08, drawn simplified to 30 m. Credit: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Base map: OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Download the line

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

Main line400.9 km measured in 1 part · OpenStreetMap

Main line: GPX, 290 KB Main line: GeoJSON, 516 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: Green Mountain Club; oldest long-distance trail in the US
Tier: RegionalA long trail of 80 km (50 mi) or more
Listing: First setIn the first set of trails
Where: VT (Vermont), United States
Published length: 438 km272 mi272 mi published. A check value, not measured from the line.
Short name: LT
Record ID: long-trailStable: the directory name, never changed

Verification Checked 2026-11-08

Measured: YesThe line was downloaded and measured

Published: 438 km272 mi
Measured: 400.9 km249 migeodesic, from the line
Difference: −8.5%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 391736, 153 ways: 400.9 km in 1 part, 8.5% short of 438 km (272 mi). The Club's own line measured 418.1 km (4.5% short) but is restricted; it was dropped. OSM does not reach the published mileage.

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: Green Mountain Club (publishes the trail); its ArcGIS 'TRAIL_MASTER' line is restricted
Source: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/391736Where 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 tagged complete, 437.7 km distance: the whole Long Trail main line. The Club's 'TRAIL_MASTER' side trails and shelter paths are not included.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(391736); out meta; (version and timestamp), or the Geofabrik replication diff; fetch again when it changes (relation v175, edited 2025-08-21).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 391736.

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

OpenStreetMap

Relation: 391736
Note: OSM 391736 has a 437.7 km distance tag.

Logo

Shown only to identify the trail

This logo belongs to Green Mountain Club. 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: Green Mountain Club
Taken from: https://www.greenmountainclub.org/
File: shield.svg
Note: No logo or shield policy found. Treat as the maintaining organisation's 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`	long-trail
`name`	Long Trail (Vermont)
`short_name`	LT
`country`	US
`regions[0]`	VT
`length_km`	438
`length_note`	272 mi published
`tier`	regional
`designation`	Green Mountain Club; oldest long-distance trail in the US
`wave`	1
`source.status`	osm-only
`source.publisher`	Green Mountain Club (publishes the trail); its ArcGIS 'TRAIL_MASTER' line is restricted
`source.url`	https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/391736
`source.discovery`	osm-relation-version: Overpass `rel(391736); out meta;` (version and timestamp), or the Geofabrik replication diff; fetch again when it changes (relation v175, edited 2025-08-21).
`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 391736.
`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 tagged complete, 437.7 km distance: the whole Long Trail main line. The Club's 'TRAIL_MASTER' side trails and shelter paths are not included.
`source.source_checked`	2026-11-08
`source.redistributable`	true
`source.line_source`	OpenStreetMap
`source.line_file`	line.geojson
`osm.relation`	391736
`osm.note`	OSM 391736 has a 437.7 km distance tag.
`shield.status`	use-real-logo
`shield.logo_source`	https://www.greenmountainclub.org/
`shield.contact`	Green Mountain Club
`shield.note`	No logo or shield policy found. Treat as the maintaining organisation's mark.
`shield.logo_file`	shield.svg
`shield.logo_owner`	Green Mountain Club
`verification.verified`	true
`verification.date`	2026-11-08
`verification.measured_km`	400.9
`verification.difference_percent`	-8.5
`verification.parts`	1
`verification.note`	OSM relation 391736, 153 ways: 400.9 km in 1 part, 8.5% short of 438 km (272 mi). The Club's own line measured 418.1 km (4.5% short) but is restricted; it was dropped. OSM does not reach the published mileage.