OS Detailed Path Network

OS Detailed Path Network is a fully-connected, heighted path network covering Britain’s National Parks. Create off-road navigation apps, build exciting navigation websites and apps that help your users find great routes and stay on the right track.

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  • Energy & Infrastructure Plan

This product is updated annually

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Representation of data provided

What OS Detailed Path Network provides you with

Path and track routing dataset

OS Detailed Path Network gives you the data attribution you need to suggest routes tailored to activities. This might be an easy, one-hour walk on man-made surfaces, or a 15 mile, circular cycle ride from a car park.

Suggest routes users will love

Create off-road navigation apps, build exciting navigation websites and apps that help your users find great routes and stay on the right track.

Responsible routing

For National Parks stakeholders, apps and websites that draw on this data will help promote the responsible use of your paths, trails and cycle routes.

Optimised routes

As a member of the emergency services, if your navigation devices use this data, you'll see how steep the climb to an incident will be, so you can choose the best route.

Created with local experts

OS Detailed Path Network is the first OS path and track network product for the rural environment. The product has been created and tested by OS with input from local area specialists to ensure the product reflects what's on the ground.

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Download a small area of Detailed Path Network.

Or try out the real thing by applying for a Data Exploration Licence

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OS Detailed Path Network

Technical information

Specifications

Use cases

The OS DPN product has been created to allow partners and developers to design and provide bespoke applications to provide routes within Great Britain's National Parks for pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders, including:

  • Advanced route planning
  • Live route planning
  • Turn-by-turn instructions
Access
  • Download
Data theme
  • Transport
Data structure
Vector - Topologically structured link and node network
Coverage
Great Britain
Scale
1:1250 to 1:10,000
Format
  • GeoPackage
  • Vector Tiles
  • GML 3.2 Simple Features
Ordering area
  • All of Great Britain (National Parks only)
Publication months
  • October
OS Data Hub plan
  • Premium Plan
  • Energy & Infrastructure Plan

Documents and Support

Getting started guides

  • OS Detailed Path Network - Getting started guide
    The getting started guide provides instructions for using the product in different software applications. Users with limited technical knowledge will be able to follow this guide.
    pdf
    v1.1
    3.5 mb
    October 4, 2021

Technical specification

Supporting documents

Additional information

Responsible routing

For National Parks stakeholders, apps and websites that draw on this data will help promote the responsible use of your paths, trails and cycle routes.

Optimised routes

As a member of the emergency services, if your navigation devices use this data, you'll see how steep the climb to an incident will be, so you can choose the best route.

Created with local experts

OS Detailed Path Network is the first OS path and track network product for the rural environment. The product has been created and tested by OS with input from local area specialists to ensure the product reflects what's on the ground.

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What you get

Key features
  • Path and track routing dataset
  • Suggest routes users will love
  • Responsible routing
  • Optimised routes
  • Created with local experts
Category
Networks
Access
  • Download
Data structure
Vector - Topologically structured link and node network
Update frequency
Annually

Try this product with free sample data

Give it a try

Download a small area of Detailed Path Network.

Or try out the real thing by applying for a Data Exploration Licence

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