Designated trail

Rideau Trail RT

Rideau Trail Association · Ontario, Canada

Published length: 387 km240 mi
Measured line: 325.3 km202 mi−15.9% 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
Alternates and connectors

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 325.3 km against a published 387 km (−15.9%).

The three main sections (Ottawa, Central, Kingston) give 325.3 km in 1 part, -15.9% against 387 km. The 14 local blue side loops (108.8 km) are in alternates.geojson and are not part of the published length. Road links between sections are under-mapped in OSM. Kept as the best available line.

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

Main line325.3 km measured in 1 part · OpenStreetMap

Main line: GPX, 191 KB Main line: GeoJSON, 435 KB
Alternates and connectorsServed separately by the source

Alternates and connectors: GPX, 72 KB Alternates and connectors: GeoJSON, 178 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: Rideau Trail Association
Tier: RegionalA long trail of 80 km (50 mi) or more
Listing: First setIn the first set of trails
Where: ON (Ontario), Canada
Published length: 387 km240 mi387 km published. A check value, not measured from the line.
Short name: RT
Record ID: rideau-trailStable: the directory name, never changed

Verification Checked 2026-11-08

Measured: YesThe line was downloaded and measured

Published: 387 km240 mi
Measured: 325.3 km202 migeodesic, from the line
Difference: −15.9%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: Rideau Trail Association (publishes the trail; no open geometry found)
Source: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/7675635Where 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 7675635 (super-relation) over Ottawa, Central and Kingston sections. An ArcGIS item under 'an ArcGIS account' (2021) exists; provenance unknown.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 7675635.

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

OpenStreetMap

Relation: 7675635
Note: Downloaded 2026-11-08; release.txt has the relation version and timestamp.

Logo

Shown only to identify the trail

This logo belongs to Rideau 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: Rideau Trail Association
Taken from: https://www.rideautrail.org/
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`	rideau-trail
`name`	Rideau Trail
`short_name`	RT
`country`	CA
`regions[0]`	ON
`length_km`	387
`length_note`	387 km published
`tier`	regional
`designation`	Rideau Trail Association
`wave`	1
`source.status`	osm-only
`source.publisher`	Rideau Trail Association (publishes the trail; no open geometry found)
`source.url`	https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/7675635
`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 7675635.
`source.attribution`	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
`source.osm_only`	true
`source.mainline`	OSM 7675635 (super-relation) over Ottawa, Central and Kingston sections. An ArcGIS item under 'an ArcGIS account' (2021) exists; provenance unknown.
`source.source_checked`	2026-11-08
`source.redistributable`	true
`source.line_source`	OpenStreetMap
`source.line_file`	line.geojson
`source.length_gap_note`	The three main sections (Ottawa, Central, Kingston) give 325.3 km in 1 part, -15.9% against 387 km. The 14 local blue side loops (108.8 km) are in alternates.geojson and are not part of the published length. Road links between sections are under-mapped in OSM. Kept as the best available line.
`osm.relation`	7675635
`osm.note`	Downloaded 2026-11-08; release.txt has the relation version and timestamp.
`shield.status`	use-real-logo
`shield.logo_source`	https://www.rideautrail.org/
`shield.contact`	Rideau 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`	Rideau Trail Association
`verification.verified`	true
`verification.date`	2026-11-08
`verification.measured_km`	325.3
`verification.difference_percent`	-15.9
`verification.parts`	1
`verification.note`	The three main sections (Ottawa, Central, Kingston) give 325.3 km in 1 part, -15.9% against 387 km. The 14 local blue side loops (108.8 km) are in alternates.geojson and are not part of the published length. Road links between sections are under-mapped in OSM. Kept as the best available line.