# Long-trail record. Field meanings: docs/schema.md in this repository.

id = "pacific-northwest"
name = "Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail"
short_name = "PNT"
country = "US"
regions = ["MT", "ID", "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"
publisher = "USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region (Region 6)"
url = "https://services1.arcgis.com/gGHDlz6USftL5Pau/arcgis/rest/services/Pacific_Northwest_National_Scenic_Trail/FeatureServer/0"
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."
format = "ArcGIS FeatureServer layer, 456 features"
crs = "EPSG:3857 (ask for outSR=4326)"
licence = "us-gov-public-domain"
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)."
attribution = "USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region"
osm_only = false
mainline = "Single route layer; 'Layer' and 'SEGMENT' columns say road, trail or beach. No alternates."
source_checked = "2026-11-08"
redistributable = true
line_source = "USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region (Region 6)"
line_file = "line.geojson"

[osm]
relation = 11225405
note = "OSM relation 11225405 (1,931 km tag), maintained against PNTA data."

[shield]
status = "use-real-logo"
logo_source = "https://www.fs.usda.gov/pnt/"
contact = "Pacific Northwest Trail Association (pnt.org); USFS Region 6"
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."
logo_file = "shield.png"
logo_owner = "Pacific Northwest Trail Association (pnt.org); USFS Region 6"

[verification]
verified = true
date = "2026-11-08"
measured_km = 1962.0
difference_percent = 1.6
parts = 4
note = "464 features in 4 parts, 1,962.0 km, +1.6% over 1,931 km. The layer was last edited in 2017."