National Scenic Trail

Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail PNT

National Scenic Trail (2009) · Montana, Idaho, Washington, United States

Published length: 1,931 km1,200 mi1,200 mi published
Measured line: 1,962.0 km1,219 mi+1.6% against published
Line: In the datasetLicence: US public domain
Tier: National Scenic TrailA United States National Scenic Trail

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Main line

Line: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region (Region 6), read 2026-11-08, drawn simplified to 30 m. Credit: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region. 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 line1,962.0 km measured in 4 parts · USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region (Region 6)

Main line: GPX, 922 KB Main line: GeoJSON, 1.2 MB

Credit the source

USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region

Licence: US public domain

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 Scenic Trail (2009)
Tier: National Scenic TrailA United States National Scenic Trail
Listing: First setIn the first set of trails
Inclusion: Listed unconditionallyEvery National Scenic Trail is listed
Where: MT ID WA (Montana, Idaho, Washington), United States
Published length: 1,931 km1,200 mi1,200 mi published. A check value, not measured from the line.
Short name: PNT
Record ID: pacific-northwestStable: the directory name, never changed

Verification Checked 2026-11-08

Measured: YesThe line was downloaded and measured

Published: 1,931 km1,200 mi
Measured: 1,962.0 km1,219 migeodesic, from the line
Difference: +1.6%measured minus published
Parts: 4pieces left after joining ends within 100 m

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

464 features in 4 parts, 1,962.0 km, +1.6% over 1,931 km. The layer was last edited in 2017.

Source and licence

Line in this dataset: line.geojsonThe main line file of the record
Source status: VerifiedThe line was downloaded from the source and measured
Publisher: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region (Region 6)
Source: https://services1.arcgis.com/gGHDlz6USftL5Pau/arcgis/rest/services/Pacific_Northwest_National_Scenic_Trail/FeatureServer/0Where to ask for the line: a layer or relation page
Line source: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region (Region 6)
Format: ArcGIS FeatureServer layer, 456 features
Main line: Single route layer; 'Layer' and 'SEGMENT' columns say road, trail or beach. No alternates.How the main line is told apart from alternates, connectors and side trails
Coordinates: EPSG:3857 (ask for outSR=4326)What the source stores; published files are longitude/latitude (EPSG:4326)
Licence: US public domain
Credit: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest RegionThe 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: No
Source checked: 2026-11-08
Newer release?: arcgis-layer-edit-date: GET <layer>?f=json and read editingInfo.dataLastEditDate (and the feature count); fetch again when either changes. This layer was last edited 2017-04-04, so it is stale; the Pacific Northwest Trail Association (pnt.org) holds newer data and is the party to ask.How to tell whether the source has a newer release

What the source says

United States federal government work, public domain in the United States under 17 U.S.C. 105. The National Park Service states: 'Data and content created by government employees within the scope of their employment are not subject to domestic copyright protection under 17 U.S.C. 105.' (https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2311077, read 2026-11-09).

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

OpenStreetMap

Relation: 11225405
Note: OSM relation 11225405 (1,931 km tag), maintained against PNTA data.

Logo

Shown only to identify the trail

This logo belongs to Pacific Northwest Trail Association (pnt.org); USFS Region 6. It is not covered by this dataset’s licences, and no right to use it for any other purpose is given or implied.

Some logos are official emblems of United States National Scenic or Historic Trails. Those emblems are federal insignia; their use here is for identification only.

A holder who wants a logo removed, replaced or credited differently can ask; see Logos.

Status: Logo in useThe trail has a logo
Holder: Pacific Northwest Trail Association (pnt.org); USFS Region 6
Taken from: https://www.fs.usda.gov/pnt/
File: shield.png
Note: No logo policy found. The official emblem of a National Scenic Trail is a federal insignia (18 U.S.C. 701; Federal Register notices of 2000-03-28 cover Ice Age, North Country and Natchez Trace; status for the others not confirmed). Use needs the administering agency's permission.

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`	pacific-northwest
`name`	Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail
`short_name`	PNT
`country`	US
`regions[0]`	MT
`regions[1]`	ID
`regions[2]`	WA
`length_km`	1931
`length_note`	1,200 mi published
`tier`	national
`designation`	National Scenic Trail (2009)
`wave`	1
`inclusion`	nst-unconditional
`source.status`	verified
`source.publisher`	USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region (Region 6)
`source.url`	https://services1.arcgis.com/gGHDlz6USftL5Pau/arcgis/rest/services/Pacific_Northwest_National_Scenic_Trail/FeatureServer/0
`source.discovery`	arcgis-layer-edit-date: GET <layer>?f=json and read editingInfo.dataLastEditDate (and the feature count); fetch again when either changes. This layer was last edited 2017-04-04, so it is stale; the Pacific Northwest Trail Association (pnt.org) holds newer data and is the party to ask.
`source.format`	ArcGIS FeatureServer layer, 456 features
`source.crs`	EPSG:3857 (ask for outSR=4326)
`source.licence`	us-gov-public-domain
`source.licence_text`	United States federal government work, public domain in the United States under 17 U.S.C. 105. The National Park Service states: 'Data and content created by government employees within the scope of their employment are not subject to domestic copyright protection under 17 U.S.C. 105.' (https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2311077, read 2026-11-09).
`source.attribution`	USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region
`source.osm_only`	false
`source.mainline`	Single route layer; 'Layer' and 'SEGMENT' columns say road, trail or beach. No alternates.
`source.source_checked`	2026-11-08
`source.redistributable`	true
`source.line_source`	USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region (Region 6)
`source.line_file`	line.geojson
`osm.relation`	11225405
`osm.note`	OSM relation 11225405 (1,931 km tag), maintained against PNTA data.
`shield.status`	use-real-logo
`shield.logo_source`	https://www.fs.usda.gov/pnt/
`shield.contact`	Pacific Northwest Trail Association (pnt.org); USFS Region 6
`shield.note`	No logo policy found. The official emblem of a National Scenic Trail is a federal insignia (18 U.S.C. 701; Federal Register notices of 2000-03-28 cover Ice Age, North Country and Natchez Trace; status for the others not confirmed). Use needs the administering agency's permission.
`shield.logo_file`	shield.png
`shield.logo_owner`	Pacific Northwest Trail Association (pnt.org); USFS Region 6
`verification.verified`	true
`verification.date`	2026-11-08
`verification.measured_km`	1962.0
`verification.difference_percent`	1.6
`verification.parts`	4
`verification.note`	464 features in 4 parts, 1,962.0 km, +1.6% over 1,931 km. The layer was last edited in 2017.