Web Tools

Do we have your trails? The USGS Trail Data Portal allows land managers to submit their trail data for potential inclusion into the nationwide trails dataset. The dataset must have at least 50 miles of trails, be in the public domain, and pass a data review to be included. Email trails@usgs.gov for more information.

TRAILS – Trail Routing, Analysis, and Information Linkage System is a trail planning and collaboration tool that utilizes geospatial analysis to determine potential routes for new trail connections or to reroute an existing trail.  

The USGS Trails Explorer visualizes the current distribution of aggerated trails.  

topoBuilder is a public web application released by the National Geospatial Program that enables users to request customized USGS-style topographic maps, known as an OnDemand Topo, that utilize the best available data from The National Map.