Person-defined routeLine policy: Open

Vagabond Loop VL

By Ryan "Dirtmonger" Sylva, 2013 · AZ UT CO NM, United States

Published length: 5,632 km3,500 miapproximately 3,500 mi, per Cam Honan's write-up; the creator's own page gives no mileage
Measured line: Not measuredNo line was downloaded and measured
Line: Record onlyThe reason is given below
Line policy: OpenThe creator publishes the line freely

Record only

Get the line from the creator

No track or map is offered on the creator's page, and no licence is stated; the loop is a link-up of four published trails. The archived page is where it is described.

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Vagabond Loop route description (archived)

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The route

Creator: Ryan "Dirtmonger" Sylva
First published: 2013
Line policy: OpenThe creator publishes the line freely

Line policy: OpenThe creator publishes the line freely. A line is included only where the creator's terms allow passing it on, or where OpenStreetMap carries the route as a route relation. Otherwise get it from the creator.This route
Line policy: SoldThe route is got by buying a guide or map set. No line is included from any source, OpenStreetMap included.
Line policy: WithheldThe creator chooses not to publish a line. No line is included from any source, OpenStreetMap included.
Line policy: UnclearWhether the creator shares the line is not settled. No line is included until it is settled.

About the route

A loop through the Southwest and Rockies connecting the Arizona Trail, the Hayduke Trail, the Colorado Trail and the Grand Enchantment Trail. The creator set out on 4 April 2013; his page carries a description and no track, and the domain no longer resolves.

The record

Kind: Person-defined routeWorked out and published by a person or a small group: a high route, a traverse or a loop of linked trails
Designation: Person-defined route (Ryan "Dirtmonger" Sylva, 2013); no agency or association
Tier: RegionalA long trail of 80 km (50 mi) or more
Listing: First setIn the first set of trails
Where: AZ UT CO NM (Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico), United States
Published length: 5,632 km3,500 miapproximately 3,500 mi, per Cam Honan's write-up; the creator's own page gives no mileage. A check value, not measured from the line.
Short name: VL
Record ID: vagabond-loopStable: the directory name, never changed

Source and licence

Source status: NoneNo source of a line
Publisher: Ryan "Dirtmonger" Sylva (publishes the route)
Publisher’s page: https://web.archive.org/web/2020/http://www.freedirtmonger.com/p/vagabond-loop-four-corners-connection-1.html
Source: https://web.archive.org/web/2020/http://www.freedirtmonger.com/p/vagabond-loop-four-corners-connection-1.html
Main line: No line is included; no track or map is offered on the creator's page.How the main line is told apart from alternates, connectors and side trails
Licence: None stated
Source checked: 2026-11-10

What the source says

No line is included, so no source licence applies to a line. This record names the creator and the page its facts were read on (https://web.archive.org/web/2020/http://www.freedirtmonger.com/p/vagabond-loop-four-corners-connection-1.html, read 2026-11-10).

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

OpenStreetMap

Note: No route relation found when searched on 2026-11-10.

Logo

No logo. No logo is included; a person-defined route has no emblem. Ask the creator before using any mark.

Corrections

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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`	vagabond-loop
`name`	Vagabond Loop
`short_name`	VL
`country`	US
`regions[0]`	AZ
`regions[1]`	UT
`regions[2]`	CO
`regions[3]`	NM
`length_km`	5632
`length_note`	approximately 3,500 mi, per Cam Honan's write-up; the creator's own page gives no mileage
`kind`	route
`tier`	regional
`designation`	Person-defined route (Ryan "Dirtmonger" Sylva, 2013); no agency or association
`wave`	1
`source.status`	none
`source.publisher`	Ryan "Dirtmonger" Sylva (publishes the route)
`source.publisher_url`	https://web.archive.org/web/2020/http://www.freedirtmonger.com/p/vagabond-loop-four-corners-connection-1.html
`source.url`	https://web.archive.org/web/2020/http://www.freedirtmonger.com/p/vagabond-loop-four-corners-connection-1.html
`source.format`	No line included
`source.crs`	EPSG:4326
`source.licence`	none-stated
`source.licence_text`	No line is included, so no source licence applies to a line. This record names the creator and the page its facts were read on (https://web.archive.org/web/2020/http://www.freedirtmonger.com/p/vagabond-loop-four-corners-connection-1.html, read 2026-11-10).
`source.attribution`	none (no line included)
`source.osm_only`	false
`source.mainline`	No line is included; no track or map is offered on the creator's page.
`source.source_checked`	2026-11-10
`source.redistributable`	true
`source.line_source`	none (no line included)
`source.line_file`	""
`source.line_absent_reason`	No track or map is offered on the creator's page, and no licence is stated; the loop is a link-up of four published trails. The archived page is where it is described.
`osm.relation`	0
`osm.note`	No route relation found when searched on 2026-11-10.
`shield.status`	no-logo-exists
`shield.logo_source`	""
`shield.contact`	Ryan "Dirtmonger" Sylva
`shield.note`	No logo is included; a person-defined route has no emblem. Ask the creator before using any mark.
`shield.logo_file`	""
`shield.logo_owner`	Ryan "Dirtmonger" Sylva
`verification.verified`	false
`verification.note`	No line to measure.
`route.creator`	Ryan "Dirtmonger" Sylva
`route.year`	2013
`route.line_policy`	open
`route.note`	A loop through the Southwest and Rockies connecting the Arizona Trail, the Hayduke Trail, the Colorado Trail and the Grand Enchantment Trail. The creator set out on 4 April 2013; his page carries a description and no track, and the domain no longer resolves.
`guide[0].title`	Vagabond Loop route description (archived)
`guide[0].author`	Ryan "Dirtmonger" Sylva
`guide[0].access`	free
`guide[0].url`	https://web.archive.org/web/2020/http://www.freedirtmonger.com/p/vagabond-loop-four-corners-connection-1.html
`guide[0].format`	web page, archived; the domain no longer resolves