Designated trail

Ozark Trail (Missouri) OT

Ozark Trail Association; Missouri State Parks and USFS · Missouri, United States

Published length: 630 km391 miabout 390 mi
Measured line: 372.6 km232 mi−40.9% 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 372.6 km against a published 630 km (−40.9%).

The continuous thru route is what is mapped: 372.6 km in 1 part. The 630 km (390 mi) published figure is the whole Ozark Trail system including disconnected sections; the linked thru backbone is about 230 mi (370 km), which the line matches. Planned extensions and disconnected sections are not in this relation. Kept.

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

Main line372.6 km measured in 1 part · OpenStreetMap

Main line: GPX, 282 KB Main line: GeoJSON, 264 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: Ozark Trail Association; Missouri State Parks and USFS
Tier: RegionalA long trail of 80 km (50 mi) or more
Listing: First setIn the first set of trails
Where: MO (Missouri), United States
Published length: 630 km391 miabout 390 mi. A check value, not measured from the line.
Short name: OT
Record ID: ozark-trailStable: the directory name, never changed

Verification Checked 2026-11-08

Measured: YesThe line was downloaded and measured

Published: 630 km391 mi
Measured: 372.6 km232 migeodesic, from the line
Difference: −40.9%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

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: Ozark Trail Association (publishes the trail); the ArcGIS item 'Ozark Trails Association' now answers 'Token Required'
Source: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/16710911Where 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: the continuous thru route. The disconnected sections of the Ozark Trail system are not mapped in it.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(16710911); out meta; (version and timestamp), or the Geofabrik replication diff; fetch again when it changes (relation v5, edited 2026-03-03).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 16710911.

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

OpenStreetMap

Relation: 16710911
Note: Found by a name search on 2026-11-08: relation 16710911 'Ozark Trail' (route hiking). Five section relations also exist. Downloaded; release.txt has the version.

Logo

Shown only to identify the trail

This logo belongs to Ozark 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: Ozark Trail Association
Taken from: https://ozarktrail.com/
File: shield.png
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`	ozark-trail
`name`	Ozark Trail (Missouri)
`short_name`	OT
`country`	US
`regions[0]`	MO
`length_km`	630
`length_note`	about 390 mi
`tier`	regional
`designation`	Ozark Trail Association; Missouri State Parks and USFS
`wave`	1
`source.status`	osm-only
`source.publisher`	Ozark Trail Association (publishes the trail); the ArcGIS item 'Ozark Trails Association' now answers 'Token Required'
`source.url`	https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/16710911
`source.discovery`	osm-relation-version: Overpass `rel(16710911); out meta;` (version and timestamp), or the Geofabrik replication diff; fetch again when it changes (relation v5, edited 2026-03-03).
`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 16710911.
`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: the continuous thru route. The disconnected sections of the Ozark Trail system are not mapped in it.
`source.source_checked`	2026-11-08
`source.redistributable`	true
`source.line_source`	OpenStreetMap
`source.line_file`	line.geojson
`source.length_gap_note`	The continuous thru route is what is mapped: 372.6 km in 1 part. The 630 km (390 mi) published figure is the whole Ozark Trail system including disconnected sections; the linked thru backbone is about 230 mi (370 km), which the line matches. Planned extensions and disconnected sections are not in this relation. Kept.
`osm.relation`	16710911
`osm.note`	Found by a name search on 2026-11-08: relation 16710911 'Ozark Trail' (route hiking). Five section relations also exist. Downloaded; release.txt has the version.
`shield.status`	use-real-logo
`shield.logo_source`	https://ozarktrail.com/
`shield.contact`	Ozark Trail Association
`shield.note`	No logo or shield policy found. Treat as the maintaining organisation's mark.
`shield.logo_file`	shield.png
`shield.logo_owner`	Ozark Trail Association
`verification.verified`	true
`verification.date`	2026-11-08
`verification.measured_km`	372.6
`verification.difference_percent`	-40.9
`verification.parts`	1
`verification.note`	The continuous thru route is what is mapped: 372.6 km in 1 part. The 630 km (390 mi) published figure is the whole Ozark Trail system including disconnected sections; the linked thru backbone is about 230 mi (370 km), which the line matches. Planned extensions and disconnected sections are not in this relation. Kept.