Data for public bodies, communities and research

Karpaty.Rocks collects and checks data about the Carpathians: trails with GPS tracks, peaks, springs, huts, accommodation and nature. We share it with public authorities, local communities, national parks, rescue services and researchers — free of charge, on request. We have already provided data at the request of public authorities.

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Who this page is for

  • Regional and military administrations — for planning tourism development and mountain safety.
  • Local communities (hromadas) — to see what their area has and to develop it as a destination.
  • Tourist information centres — for up-to-date maps, trails and facts.
  • National parks and nature reserves — Carpathian NNP, Synevyr NNP, Uzhanskyi NNP, Hutsulshchyna NNP, Vyzhnytsia NNP and others.
  • The State Emergency Service and mountain rescuers — popular trails, shelters and springs on the way, seasonality.
  • The State Border Guard Service — trails near the border and through closed places.
  • Researchers and universities — for studies of tourism, recreation, geography and biodiversity.
  • Journalists — for stories about the Carpathians with checked figures.

What data we have

The numbers are counted live from the same data as the site pages. Updated 13 November 2026.

  • Hiking trails with GPS tracks

    2,707trails

    • Ukraine 940
    • Poland 458
    • Slovakia 1,176
    • Romania 133

    2,073 of them from OpenStreetMap (ODbL)

    Track, length, elevation profile, ascent and descent, difficulty and estimated time, range, region.

    Source: Tracks from OpenStreetMap — ODbL, © OpenStreetMap contributors; the rest from the site's own archive. Elevations: Copernicus DEM.

    Formats: GPX · GeoJSON · KML · CSV

  • Peaks

    660peaks with their own pages

    • Ukraine 246
    • Poland 141
    • Slovakia 157
    • Romania 102

    plus 3,068 more from OpenStreetMap

    Name, coordinates, elevation, range, trails to the summit.

    Source: Elevations: Copernicus DEM and verified sources; peaks abroad and additional peaks: OpenStreetMap (ODbL) and Wikidata.

    Formats: GeoJSON · CSV · KML

  • Waterfalls, lakes, mountain meadows

    91 waterfalls 72 lakes 100 mountain meadows

    • Ukraine 112
    • Poland 61
    • Slovakia 67
    • Romania 23

    Coordinates, elevation, access notes, trails nearby.

    Source: Site pages; coordinates partly from OpenStreetMap (ODbL).

    Formats: GeoJSON · CSV · KML

  • Huts, shelters and springs

    3,949 huts and shelters 9,926 springs

    • Ukraine 3,505
    • Poland 889
    • Slovakia 7,131
    • Romania 2,348

    610 with photos

    Type, coordinates, elevation, condition, shelter capacity, trails nearby, photos.

    Source: Nearly all features: OpenStreetMap (ODbL), some shelters in Ukraine were added by our editors; Wikimedia Commons photos keep their own licences and authors.

    Formats: GeoJSON · GPX · CSV · KML

  • Accommodation — aggregated

    2,367places to stay

    in 98 settlements

    declared capacity ≈ 75,000 beds

    Number of properties by settlement and type, declared capacity. Aggregated only: no owner names or contacts.

    Source: Data from owners and partners of the site; Ukraine only.

    Formats: CSV

  • Seasonality of tourist interest

    on request— computed for your request: area, period, type of places

    A monthly interest index and the most popular destinations — communities, trails, peaks.

    Source: Site analytics (Google Analytics 4) without bots and without data on individuals; aggregated only.

    Formats: CSV

  • Trail condition reports

    on request— aggregated by area and period

    Reports on the condition of paths, springs and huts: date, place, what changed.

    Source: Aggregated and anonymised: no names, e-mails or IP addresses.

    Formats: CSV

  • Flora and fauna

    275species

    881,629 records in the Carpathians

    Species, where they were recorded (hexagon grid), elevation belt, months, protection status.

    Source: GBIF records under CC0 and CC BY only, with source credits. Rare species only on a coarse grid.

    Formats: GeoJSON · CSV

  • The Carpathian data graph

    29,565nodes

    277,580 links

    Places and the links between them: what is nearby, what a trail passes, which range and community a place is in.

    Source: Built from the published pages of the site.

    Formats: CSV · JSON

  • Trails near the border

    940Ukrainian trails checked

    140 pass closed places · 46 come within 5 km of the border

    Distance of each trail to the state border, crossings of places closed by official orders.

    Source: Computed by the site from the tracks and the OpenStreetMap border; orders from official sources.

    Formats: CSV · GeoJSON

We do not keep a weather or warnings archive: the site shows current forecasts only.

Formats and updates

  • Files: CSV, GeoJSON, GPX, KML. API access by separate agreement.
  • We prepare an extract for your request: the area (region, community, national park or a bounding box), the period and the fields you need.
  • The data changes together with the site pages, and the Carpathian data graph is rebuilt every night. Every file states the extract date and the sources.
  • Regular updates — monthly or every season — can be agreed.

How the data can help

  • Trail marking and maintenance. Where exactly the trails run, which are the most popular, which sections need new marks.
  • Rescue planning. Popular trails and peaks by season, shelters and springs on the way, trails near the border.
  • Community development. What there is to see in the area, how many places to stay and beds, when most people come.
  • Visitor management in protected areas. Trails inside the park, interest by month, the busiest places.
  • Research. Tourism and recreation, elevation and terrain, distribution of plants and animals.

Terms

  • Free of charge for public authorities, communities, national parks, rescue services and non-commercial research. Please credit the source: «Karpaty.rocks».
  • We never provide personal data — about visitors, accommodation owners or authors of reports. Aggregated and anonymised data only.
  • OpenStreetMap data — trail tracks that come from OpenStreetMap, springs, huts and shelters, peaks and the border — is available under the ODbL 1.0 with the credit «© OpenStreetMap contributors». Databases derived from it are under the ODbL as well.
  • Wikimedia Commons photos keep their own licences and authors. Species records come from GBIF under CC0 and CC BY only and are passed on with source credits.
  • For commercial use, write to us and we will discuss the terms.
  • Where each kind of data comes from and under which licence: see Data & licences.

How to request data

  1. Fill in the form below — no sign-in needed.
  2. You will get an e-mail with your request number straight away.
  3. Within 10 working days we will reply: clarify the details or send the data.

Data request

Fill in the form and we will clarify the details by e-mail. Fields marked with an asterisk are required. Free for public authorities, communities, national parks, rescue services and non-commercial research.

Which data you need

Frequently asked questions

Is it really free?

Yes, for public authorities, communities, national parks, rescue services and non-commercial research. We only ask you to credit the source.

Can we get data about individual tourists?

No. We do not pass on personal data and we have no data on people's movements. Seasonality and popularity are counted only in aggregate — from the site analytics, without bots and without data on individual visitors.

Is there a weather or warnings archive?

No, we do not keep one: the site shows current forecasts only.

How should the data be credited?

«Source: Karpaty.rocks». For OpenStreetMap data add «© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)».

How is the form data processed?

Only to answer your request, under our Confidentiality agreement. We send no newsletters.