Designated trail

Palmetto Trail PT

Palmetto Conservation Foundation · South Carolina, United States

Published length: 800 km497 miabout 500 mi
Measured line: 554.3 km344 mi−30.7% 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 554.3 km against a published 800 km (−30.7%).

OSM passages give 554.3 km in 9 parts against 800 km (500 mi) planned. The Palmetto Trail is not finished: built passages are what is mapped, and gaps are unbuilt, not unmapped. Kept as built segments, like the Ice Age pattern.

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

Main line554.3 km measured in 9 parts · OpenStreetMap

Main line: GPX, 302 KB Main line: GeoJSON, 664 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: Palmetto Conservation Foundation
Tier: RegionalA long trail of 80 km (50 mi) or more
Listing: First setIn the first set of trails
Where: SC (South Carolina), United States
Published length: 800 km497 miabout 500 mi. A check value, not measured from the line.
Short name: PT
Record ID: palmettoStable: the directory name, never changed

Verification Checked 2026-11-08

Measured: YesThe line was downloaded and measured

Published: 800 km497 mi
Measured: 554.3 km344 migeodesic, from the line
Difference: −30.7%measured minus published
Parts: 9pieces 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: Palmetto Conservation Foundation (publishes the trail; no open geometry found)
Source: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/5385288Where to ask for the line: a layer or relation page
Line source: OpenStreetMap
Format: OpenStreetMap relation, read through Overpass or a Geofabrik extract
Main line: OSM carries about 27 passage relations.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(ID); 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 2026-11-09). The line included here is from OpenStreetMap, relation 5385288.

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

OpenStreetMap

Relation: 5385288
Note: One of 27 passages.

Logo

Shown only to identify the trail

This logo belongs to Palmetto Conservation Foundation. 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: Palmetto Conservation Foundation
Taken from: https://palmettoconservation.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`	palmetto
`name`	Palmetto Trail
`short_name`	PT
`country`	US
`regions[0]`	SC
`length_km`	800
`length_note`	about 500 mi
`tier`	regional
`designation`	Palmetto Conservation Foundation
`wave`	1
`source.status`	osm-only
`source.publisher`	Palmetto Conservation Foundation (publishes the trail; no open geometry found)
`source.url`	https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/5385288
`source.discovery`	osm-relation-version: Overpass `rel(ID); out meta;` (version and timestamp), or the Geofabrik replication diff; fetch again when it changes
`source.format`	OpenStreetMap 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 5385288.
`source.attribution`	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
`source.osm_only`	true
`source.mainline`	OSM carries about 27 passage relations.
`source.source_checked`	2026-11-08
`source.redistributable`	true
`source.line_source`	OpenStreetMap
`source.line_file`	line.geojson
`source.length_gap_note`	OSM passages give 554.3 km in 9 parts against 800 km (500 mi) planned. The Palmetto Trail is not finished: built passages are what is mapped, and gaps are unbuilt, not unmapped. Kept as built segments, like the Ice Age pattern.
`osm.relation`	5385288
`osm.note`	One of 27 passages.
`shield.status`	use-real-logo
`shield.logo_source`	https://palmettoconservation.org/
`shield.contact`	Palmetto Conservation Foundation
`shield.note`	No logo or shield policy found. Treat as the maintaining organisation's mark.
`shield.logo_file`	shield.svg
`shield.logo_owner`	Palmetto Conservation Foundation
`verification.verified`	true
`verification.date`	2026-11-08
`verification.measured_km`	554.3
`verification.difference_percent`	-30.7
`verification.parts`	9
`verification.note`	OSM passages give 554.3 km in 9 parts against 800 km (500 mi) planned. The Palmetto Trail is not finished: built passages are what is mapped, and gaps are unbuilt, not unmapped. Kept as built segments, like the Ice Age pattern.