Washington Trails Association Hike & Trip Report Finder

Find Washington State hikes by region or keyword with length, elevation, rating and feature data, pull full trail stats and coordinates by hike URL, or check recent trip report activity.

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Input schema

Input fields, types, required flags, descriptions, defaults, and prefills come from the published definition. Prefill examples are distinct from defaults.

Field	Type	Required	Description
`mode`	string	required	What to fetch from wta.org.
`searchQuery`	string	optional	Free-text search of WTA hike descriptions (modes searchTrails, searchTripReports).
`nameQuery`	string	optional	Match the hike name only (modes searchTrails, getTripReports, searchTripReports).

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Field	Type	Required	Description
`mode`	string	required	What to fetch from wta.org.
`searchQuery`	string	optional	Free-text search of WTA hike descriptions (modes searchTrails, searchTripReports).
`nameQuery`	string	optional	Match the hike name only (modes searchTrails, getTripReports, searchTripReports).
`region`	string	optional	Washington region. Choose All Washington to search statewide (modes searchTrails, getTripReports, searchTripReports).
`subregion`	string	optional	Optional sub-region. Selecting one also selects its parent region.
`features`	array	optional	Require all selected features (mode searchTrails). Empty = no feature filter.
`dogPolicy`	string	optional	Filter by dog access (mode searchTrails).
`kidFriendly`	boolean	optional	Only kid-friendly trails (mode searchTrails).
`wheelchairFriendly`	boolean	optional	Only wheelchair-friendly trails (mode searchTrails).
`minRating`	number	optional	Minimum average community rating, 0–5 (mode searchTrails).
`minVoteCount`	integer	optional	Minimum number of rating votes (mode searchTrails; applied after the listing fetch).
`minLengthMiles`	number	optional	Only trails at least this long (mode searchTrails). Trails with unknown length are excluded.
`maxLengthMiles`	number	optional	Only trails at most this long (mode searchTrails). Trails with unknown length are excluded.
`minElevationGainFeet`	integer	optional	Only trails with at least this gain (mode searchTrails). Unknown gain is excluded.
`maxElevationGainFeet`	integer	optional	Only trails with at most this gain (mode searchTrails). Unknown gain is excluded.
`maxHighPointFeet`	integer	optional	Only trails whose highest point is at most this elevation (mode searchTrails).
`passes`	array	optional	Keep trails that require at least one selected pass (mode searchTrails). Empty = no pass filter.
`reportRecency`	string	optional	Filter by how recently a trail received a trip report (mode searchTrails).
`sortBy`	string	optional	Result order (mode searchTrails).
`latitude`	number	optional	Center latitude for a radius search (mode searchTrails). Requires longitude and radiusMiles.
`longitude`	number	optional	Center longitude for a radius search (mode searchTrails). Requires latitude and radiusMiles.
`radiusMiles`	number	optional	Search radius in miles (mode searchTrails).
`boundingBox`	string	optional	Map area as `south,west,north,east` (mode searchTrails). Takes priority over latitude/longitude/radius.
`trailUrls`	array	optional	WTA hike URLs, /go-hiking/hikes/<slug> paths, or bare slugs (modes getTrailDetails, getTripReports).
`fetchDetails`	boolean	optional	Add difficulty, description, parking pass, land manager, directions, alerts and trip-report count with one detail page per trail (modes searchTrails, getTripReports).
`author`	string	optional	Exact WTA author username (mode searchTripReports).
`tripDateFrom`	string	optional	Earliest trip date, YYYY-MM-DD (mode searchTripReports).
`tripDateTo`	string	optional	Latest trip date, YYYY-MM-DD (mode searchTripReports).
`tripMonth`	string	optional	Trip month across any year (mode searchTripReports).
`hikeTypes`	array	optional	Keep reports matching any selected hike type (mode searchTripReports).
`reportFeatures`	array	optional	Keep reports matching any selected feature (mode searchTripReports).
`reportHighlights`	array	optional	Keep reports mentioning any selected highlight (mode searchTripReports).
`trailConditions`	array	optional	Keep reports matching any selected trail condition (mode searchTripReports).
`roadConditions`	array	optional	Keep reports matching any selected road condition (mode searchTripReports).
`fetchReportDetails`	boolean	optional	Open each report page for trail URL, hike type, trail/road/bug/snow conditions and full photo URLs (mode searchTripReports).
`tripReportsPerTrail`	integer	optional	Recent reports to include per trail (mode getTripReports).
`includeReportText`	boolean	optional	Attach full text and tags to the recent reports (mode getTripReports; up to 5 per trail).
`maxItems`	integer	optional	Hard cap on emitted records.
`proxyConfiguration`	object	optional	Optional override. The actor works without any proxy.

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{
  "description": "Search 4,278 Washington Trails Association hikes, fetch trail details, or stream trail-level and global trip reports.",
  "properties": {
    "author": {
      "description": "Exact WTA author username (mode searchTripReports).",
      "editor": "textfield",
      "title": "Report author",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "boundingBox": {
      "description": "Map area as `south,west,north,east` (mode searchTrails). Takes priority over latitude/longitude/radius.",
      "editor": "textfield",
      "title": "Bounding box",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "dogPolicy": {
      "default": "any",
      "description": "Filter by dog access (mode searchTrails).",
      "editor": "select",
      "enum": [
        "any",
        "allowed-on-leash",
        "not-allowed"
      ],
      "enumTitles": [
        "Any dog policy",
        "Dogs allowed on leash",
        "Dogs not allowed"
      ],
      "prefill": "any",
      "title": "Dog policy",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "features": {
      "default": [],
      "description": "Require all selected features (mode searchTrails). Empty = no feature filter.",
      "editor": "select",
      "items": {
        "enum": [
          "Coast",
          "Rivers",
          "Lakes",
          "Waterfalls",
          "Old growth",
          "Fall foliage",
          "Wildflowers/Meadows",
          "Mountain views",
          "Summits",
          "Wildlife",
          "Ridges/passes",
          "Established campsites"
        ],
        "enumTitles": [
          "Coast",
          "Rivers",
          "Lakes",
          "Waterfalls",
          "Old growth",
          "Fall foliage",
          "Wildflowers/Meadows",
          "Mountain views",
          "Summits",
          "Wildlife",
          "Ridges/passes",
          "Established campsites"
        ],
        "type": "string"
      },
      "prefill": [],
      "title": "Trail features",
      "type": "array",
      "uniqueItems": true
    },
    "fetchDetails": {
      "default": false,
      "description": "Add difficulty, description, parking pass, land manager, directions, alerts and trip-report count with one detail page per trail (modes searchTrails, getTripReports).",
      "prefill": false,
      "title": "Fetch trail details",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "fetchReportDetails": {
      "default": false,
      "description": "Open each report page for trail URL, hike type, trail/road/bug/snow conditions and full photo URLs (mode searchTripReports).",
      "prefill": false,
      "title": "Fetch report details",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "hikeTypes": {
      "default": [],
      "description": "Keep reports matching any selected hike type (mode searchTripReports).",
      "editor": "select",
      "items": {
        "enum": [
          "day-hike",
          "overnight",
          "multi-night-backpack",
          "snowshoe-xc-ski"
        ],
        "enumTitles": [
          "Day hike",
          "Overnight",
          "Multi-night backpack",
          "Snowshoe / XC ski"
        ],
        "type": "string"
      },
      "prefill": [],
      "title": "Hike types",
      "type": "array",
      "uniqueItems": true
    },
    "includeReportText": {
      "default": false,
      "description": "Attach full text and tags to the recent reports (mode getTripReports; up to 5 per trail).",
      "prefill": false,
      "title": "Include report text",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "kidFriendly": {
      "default": false,
      "description": "Only kid-friendly trails (mode searchTrails).",
      "prefill": false,
      "title": "Good for kids",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "latitude": {
      "description": "Center latitude for a radius search (mode searchTrails). Requires longitude and radiusMiles.",
      "maximum": 90,
      "minimum": -90,
      "title": "Latitude",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "longitude": {
      "description": "Center longitude for a radius search (mode searchTrails). Requires latitude and radiusMiles.",
      "maximum": 180,
      "minimum": -180,
      "title": "Longitude",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "maxElevationGainFeet": {
      "description": "Only trails with at most this gain (mode searchTrails). Unknown gain is excluded.",
      "maximum": 30000,
      "minimum": 0,
      "title": "Maximum elevation gain (ft)",
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "maxHighPointFeet": {
      "description": "Only trails whose highest point is at most this elevation (mode searchTrails).",
      "maximum": 15000,
      "minimum": 0,
      "title": "Maximum high point (ft)",
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "maxItems": {
      "default": 50,
      "description": "Hard cap on emitted records.",
      "maximum": 10000,
      "minimum": 1,
      "prefill": 3,
      "title": "Max items",
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "maxLengthMiles": {
      "description": "Only trails at most this long (mode searchTrails). Trails with unknown length are excluded.",
      "maximum": 200,
      "minimum": 0,
      "title": "Maximum length (miles)",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "minElevationGainFeet": {
      "description": "Only trails with at least this gain (mode searchTrails). Unknown gain is excluded.",
      "maximum": 30000,
      "minimum": 0,
      "title": "Minimum elevation gain (ft)",
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "minLengthMiles": {
      "description": "Only trails at least this long (mode searchTrails). Trails with unknown length are excluded.",
      "maximum": 200,
      "minimum": 0,
      "title": "Minimum length (miles)",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "minRating": {
      "description": "Minimum average community rating, 0–5 (mode searchTrails).",
      "maximum": 5,
      "minimum": 0,
      "title": "Minimum rating",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "minVoteCount": {
      "description": "Minimum number of rating votes (mode searchTrails; applied after the listing fetch).",
      "maximum": 100000,
      "minimum": 0,
      "title": "Minimum rating votes",
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "mode": {
      "default": "searchTrails",
      "description": "What to fetch from wta.org.",
      "editor": "select",
      "enum": [
        "searchTrails",
        "getTrailDetails",
        "getTripReports",
        "searchTripReports"
      ],
      "enumTitles": [
        "Search trails",
        "Get trail details by URL",
        "Get trip reports for trails",
        "Search trip reports"
      ],
      "prefill": "searchTrails",
      "title": "Mode",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "nameQuery": {
      "description": "Match the hike name only (modes searchTrails, getTripReports, searchTripReports).",
      "editor": "textfield",
      "title": "Hike name",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "passes": {
      "default": [],
      "description": "Keep trails that require at least one selected pass (mode searchTrails). Empty = no pass filter.",
      "editor": "select",
      "items": {
        "enum": [
          "none",
          "discover-pass",
          "national-park-pass",
          "northwest-forest-pass",
          "interagency-pass",
          "oregon-state-parks-day-use",
          "sno-parks-permit"
        ],
        "enumTitles": [
          "No pass",
          "Discover Pass",
          "National Park pass",
          "Northwest Forest Pass",
          "Interagency pass",
          "Oregon State Parks day-use",
          "Sno-Parks permit"
        ],
        "type": "string"
      },
      "prefill": [],
      "title": "Required pass",
      "type": "array",
      "uniqueItems": true
    },
    "proxyConfiguration": {
      "description": "Optional override. The actor works without any proxy.",
      "editor": "proxy",
      "title": "Proxy configuration (optional)",
      "type": "object"
    },
    "radiusMiles": {
      "description": "Search radius in miles (mode searchTrails).",
      "maximum": 200,
      "minimum": 1,
      "title": "Radius (miles)",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "region": {
      "description": "Washington region. Choose All Washington to search statewide (modes searchTrails, getTripReports, searchTripReports).",
      "editor": "select",
      "enum": [
        "all",
        "Central Cascades",
        "Central Washington",
        "Eastern Washington",
        "Issaquah Alps",
        "Mount Rainier Area",
        "North Cascades",
        "Olympic Peninsula",
        "Puget Sound and Islands",
        "Snoqualmie Region",
        "South Cascades",
        "Southwest Washington"
      ],
      "enumTitles": [
        "All Washington",
        "Central Cascades",
        "Central Washington",
        "Eastern Washington",
        "Issaquah Alps",
        "Mount Rainier Area",
        "North Cascades",
        "Olympic Peninsula",
        "Puget Sound and Islands",
        "Snoqualmie Region",
        "South Cascades",
        "Southwest Washington"
      ],
      "prefill": "Snoqualmie Region",
      "title": "Region",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "reportFeatures": {
      "default": [],
      "description": "Keep reports matching any selected feature (mode searchTripReports).",
      "editor": "select",
      "items": {
        "enum": [
          "has-photos",
          "hiked-by-kids",
          "hiked-with-dog",
          "was-workparty"
        ],
        "enumTitles": [
          "Has photos",
          "Hiked by kids",
          "Hiked with a dog",
          "Was a work party"
        ],
        "type": "string"
      },
      "prefill": [],
      "title": "Report features",
      "type": "array",
      "uniqueItems": true
    },
    "reportHighlights": {
      "default": [],
      "description": "Keep reports mentioning any selected highlight (mode searchTripReports).",
      "editor": "select",
      "items": {
        "enum": [
          "wildflowers-blooming",
          "fall-foliage",
          "ripe-berries"
        ],
        "enumTitles": [
          "Wildflowers blooming",
          "Fall foliage",
          "Ripe berries"
        ],
        "type": "string"
      },
      "prefill": [],
      "title": "Report highlights",
      "type": "array",
      "uniqueItems": true
    },
    "reportRecency": {
      "default": "anytime",
      "description": "Filter by how recently a trail received a trip report (mode searchTrails).",
      "editor": "select",
      "enum": [
        "anytime",
        "30-to-90-days",
        "90-plus-days"
      ],
      "enumTitles": [
        "Any time",
        "30–90 days ago",
        "90+ days ago"
      ],
      "prefill": "anytime",
      "title": "Trip-report recency",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "roadConditions": {
      "default": [],
      "description": "Keep reports matching any selected road condition (mode searchTripReports).",
      "editor": "select",
      "items": {
        "enum": [
          "all-vehicles",
          "high-clearance",
          "impassable"
        ],
        "enumTitles": [
          "All vehicles",
          "High clearance",
          "Impassable"
        ],
        "type": "string"
      },
      "prefill": [],
      "title": "Road conditions",
      "type": "array",
      "uniqueItems": true
    },
    "searchQuery": {
      "description": "Free-text search of WTA hike descriptions (modes searchTrails, searchTripReports).",
      "editor": "textfield",
      "title": "Full-text query",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "sortBy": {
      "default": "recently-updated",
      "description": "Result order (mode searchTrails).",
      "editor": "select",
      "enum": [
        "recently-updated",
        "rating",
        "difficulty",
        "mileage",
        "elevation-gain",
        "high-point",
        "name"
      ],
      "enumTitles": [
        "Most recently updated",
        "Rating (best first)",
        "Difficulty (easiest first)",
        "Distance (shortest first)",
        "Elevation gain (least first)",
        "High point (lowest first)",
        "Hike name (A–Z)"
      ],
      "prefill": "recently-updated",
      "title": "Sort by",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "subregion": {
      "default": "all",
      "description": "Optional sub-region. Selecting one also selects its parent region.",
      "editor": "select",
      "enum": [
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      ],
      "enumTitles": [
        "Any sub-region",
        "Central Cascades > Blewett Pass",
        "Central Cascades > Entiat Mountains/Lake Chelan",
        "Central Cascades > Leavenworth Area",
        "Central Cascades > Stevens Pass - East",
        "Central Cascades > Stevens Pass - West",
        "Central Washington > Grand Coulee",
        "Central Washington > Potholes Region",
        "Central Washington > Tri-Cities",
        "Central Washington > Wenatchee",
        "Central Washington > Yakima",
        "Eastern Washington > Okanogan Highlands/Kettle River Range",
        "Eastern Washington > Palouse and Blue Mountains",
        "Eastern Washington > Selkirk Range",
        "Eastern Washington > Spokane Area/Coeur d'Alene",
        "Issaquah Alps > Cougar Mountain",
        "Issaquah Alps > Squak Mountain",
        "Issaquah Alps > Tiger Mountain",
        "Issaquah Alps > Taylor Mountain",
        "Mount Rainier Area > Chinook Pass - Hwy 410",
        "Mount Rainier Area > NE - Sunrise/White River",
        "Mount Rainier Area > NW - Carbon River/Mowich",
        "Mount Rainier Area > SW - Longmire/Paradise",
        "Mount Rainier Area > SE - Cayuse Pass/Stevens Canyon",
        "North Cascades > Mountain Loop Highway",
        "North Cascades > Mount Baker Area",
        "North Cascades > Methow/Sawtooth",
        "North Cascades > North Cascades Highway - Hwy 20",
        "North Cascades > Pasayten",
        "Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal",
        "Olympic Peninsula > Kitsap Peninsula",
        "Olympic Peninsula > Olympia",
        "Olympic Peninsula > Pacific Coast",
        "Olympic Peninsula > Northern Coast",
        "Puget Sound and Islands > Bellingham Area",
        "Puget Sound and Islands > San Juan Islands",
        "Puget Sound and Islands > Seattle-Tacoma Area",
        "Puget Sound and Islands > Whidbey Island",
        "Snoqualmie Region > North Bend Area",
        "Snoqualmie Region > Snoqualmie Pass",
        "Snoqualmie Region > Salmon La Sac/Teanaway",
        "Snoqualmie Region > Cle Elum Area",
        "South Cascades > Dark Divide",
        "South Cascades > Goat Rocks",
        "South Cascades > Mount Adams Area",
        "South Cascades > Mount St. Helens",
        "South Cascades > White Pass/Cowlitz River Valley",
        "Southwest Washington > Columbia River Gorge - WA",
        "Southwest Washington > Columbia River Gorge - OR",
        "Southwest Washington > Lewis River Region",
        "Southwest Washington > Long Beach Area",
        "Southwest Washington > Vancouver Area"
      ],
      "prefill": "all",
      "title": "Sub-region",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "trailConditions": {
      "default": [],
      "description": "Keep reports matching any selected trail condition (mode searchTripReports).",
      "editor": "select",
      "items": {
        "enum": [
          "good",
          "difficult",
          "bugs-ok",
          "snow-free",
          "snow-on-trail"
        ],
        "enumTitles": [
          "Good",
          "Difficult",
          "Bugs okay",
          "Snow free",
          "Snow on trail"
        ],
        "type": "string"
      },
      "prefill": [],
      "title": "Trail conditions",
      "type": "array",
      "uniqueItems": true
    },
    "trailUrls": {
      "default": [],
      "description": "WTA hike URLs, /go-hiking/hikes/<slug> paths, or bare slugs (modes getTrailDetails, getTripReports).",
      "editor": "stringList",
      "prefill": [],
      "title": "Trail URLs or slugs",
      "type": "array"
    },
    "tripDateFrom": {
      "description": "Earliest trip date, YYYY-MM-DD (mode searchTripReports).",
      "editor": "textfield",
      "title": "Report date from",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "tripDateTo": {
      "description": "Latest trip date, YYYY-MM-DD (mode searchTripReports).",
      "editor": "textfield",
      "title": "Report date to",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "tripMonth": {
      "default": "all",
      "description": "Trip month across any year (mode searchTripReports).",
      "editor": "select",
      "enum": [
        "all",
        "1",
        "2",
        "3",
        "4",
        "5",
        "6",
        "7",
        "8",
        "9",
        "10",
        "11",
        "12"
      ],
      "enumTitles": [
        "All months",
        "January",
        "February",
        "March",
        "April",
        "May",
        "June",
        "July",
        "August",
        "September",
        "October",
        "November",
        "December"
      ],
      "prefill": "all",
      "title": "Month",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "tripReportsPerTrail": {
      "default": 5,
      "description": "Recent reports to include per trail (mode getTripReports).",
      "maximum": 50,
      "minimum": 1,
      "prefill": 3,
      "title": "Reports per trail",
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "wheelchairFriendly": {
      "default": false,
      "description": "Only wheelchair-friendly trails (mode searchTrails).",
      "prefill": false,
      "title": "Wheelchair friendly",
      "type": "boolean"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "mode"
  ],
  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "title": "WTA Washington Trails Scraper Input",
  "type": "object"
}

Output schema

Published result links and storage locations. This schema is not an exhaustive contract for every field in a dataset record.

Field	Type	Required	Description
`trails`	string	optional	Dataset containing scraped WTA trail records and trip-report records.

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{
  "actorOutputSchemaVersion": 1,
  "description": "Washington Trails Association hikes and trip reports with distance, elevation, difficulty, coordinates, access details and conditions.",
  "properties": {
    "trails": {
      "description": "Dataset containing scraped WTA trail records and trip-report records.",
      "template": "{{links.apiDefaultDatasetUrl}}/items",
      "title": "WTA trails & trip reports",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "title": "WTA Washington Trails, Hike Details & Trip Reports Output"
}

Dataset schema

Published dataset views and any declared field definitions. A view can select only a subset of the returned record fields.

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{
  "actorSpecification": 1,
  "views": {
    "overview": {
      "display": {
        "component": "table",
        "properties": {}
      },
      "title": "WTA trails & trip reports",
      "transformation": {
        "fields": [
          "trailName",
          "region",
          "lengthMiles",
          "elevationGainFeet",
          "difficulty",
          "rating",
          "reviewCount",
          "tripReportCount",
          "latitude",
          "longitude",
          "trailUrl"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Key-value schema

Published key-value store definitions, when provided by this build.

This definition is not present in the default published build. See the published README for available documentation.

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WTA Washington Trails, Hike Details & Trip Reports

Scrape Washington Trails Association (wta.org) — the state's largest hiking guide — with four modes covering trail search, trail details, trail-level trip reports and report-level search. Pull all 4,278 hikes across 11 regions and 51 sub-regions, with length, elevation, coordinates, difficulty, access rules, parking passes, alerts and recent trail conditions. No account, cookies or proxy setup required.

What this actor does

Four modes: searchTrails, getTrailDetails, getTripReports, searchTripReports
Complete trail inventory: all 4,278 WTA hikes, 11 regions and 51 sub-regions, paginated in one run
Hiking filters: region, sub-region, name/full-text search, features, dog policy, kid/wheelchair access, rating, votes, length, gain, high point, required pass, report recency and seven sort orders
Map search: radius around a latitude/longitude or a south,west,north,east bounding box
Real trip reports: trail-level report counts and latest dates, or a filtered feed from 288,600 reports with conditions, photos, highlights and helpful votes
Detail enrichment: difficulty, parking pass, land manager, directions, closures and full description
Dual units: miles/feet from the source plus derived kilometres/metres
Empty fields are omitted — records never contain null, empty strings or empty arrays

Output per trail

recordType — "trail"
trailName, trailUrl, trailId, hikeUid, trailSlug
region, regionName, subregionName
lengthMiles, lengthText, lengthKm, routeType
elevationGainFeet, elevationGainText, elevationGainMeters
highPointFeet, highPointText, highPointMeters
difficulty — Easy through Hard (detail mode or fetchDetails)
rating, reviewCount — community rating and number of rating votes
tripReportCount, lastTripReportDate, lastTripReportUrl
features[] — Lakes, Waterfalls, Mountain views, Summits and other WTA tags
latitude, longitude, distanceMiles (radius searches)
parkingPass, passes[], landManager, directions
alerts[], hasAlerts — closures and access warnings checked with the trail
companions[], dogsAllowed, dogPolicy, kidFriendly, wheelchairAccess
summary, description, imageUrl
scrapedAt — ISO-8601 UTC timestamp

Output per trip report

recordType — "tripReport"
tripReportId, tripReportUrl
trailName, trailUrl, trailId, hikeUid
reportDate, region, regionName, subregionName
author, authorUrl, authorBadges[]
text, photoCount, imageUrl, photoUrls[]
helpfulCount, features[]
hikeType, trailConditions, roadConditions, bugs, snow
warnings, scrapedAt

getTripReports returns trail records with tripReportCount, lastTripReportDate, lastTripReportUrl and a recentTripReports[] array containing each report's date, author, URL, warnings and optional text/tags when includeReportText is on.

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
`mode`	select	`searchTrails`	`searchTrails`, `getTrailDetails`, `getTripReports` or `searchTripReports`
`searchQuery`	string	–	Full-text search of hike descriptions (searchTrails, searchTripReports)
`nameQuery`	string	–	Match the hike name only (searchTrails, getTripReports, searchTripReports)
`region`	select	–	All Washington or one of 11 regions
`subregion`	select	`all`	Any of 51 sub-regions; also selects its parent region
`features`	array	`[]`	Require all selected trail features (searchTrails)
`dogPolicy`	select	`any`	`any`, `allowed-on-leash` or `not-allowed`
`kidFriendly`	boolean	`false`	Only kid-friendly trails
`wheelchairFriendly`	boolean	`false`	Only wheelchair-friendly trails
`minRating`	number	–	Minimum average rating (0–5)
`minVoteCount`	integer	–	Minimum number of rating votes
`minLengthMiles` / `maxLengthMiles`	number	–	Trail length range (miles)
`minElevationGainFeet` / `maxElevationGainFeet`	integer	–	Elevation gain range (feet)
`maxHighPointFeet`	integer	–	Maximum highest point (feet)
`passes`	array	`[]`	Keep trails requiring at least one selected pass
`reportRecency`	select	`anytime`	`anytime`, `30-to-90-days` or `90-plus-days`
`sortBy`	select	`recently-updated`	Recently updated, rating, difficulty, distance, gain, high point or name
`latitude`, `longitude`, `radiusMiles`	numbers	–	Radius search; all three are required together
`boundingBox`	string	–	`south,west,north,east`; takes priority over radius
`trailUrls`	array	`[]`	WTA URLs, `/go-hiking/hikes/<slug>` paths or bare slugs
`fetchDetails`	boolean	`false`	Add detail-page fields per trail
`author`	string	–	Report author username (searchTripReports)
`tripDateFrom` / `tripDateTo`	string	–	Report date range, YYYY-MM-DD
`tripMonth`	select	`all`	All months or January–December
`hikeTypes`	array	`[]`	Day hike, overnight, multi-night backpack, snowshoe/XC ski
`reportFeatures`	array	`[]`	Has photos, hiked by kids, hiked with a dog, work party
`reportHighlights`	array	`[]`	Wildflowers, fall foliage, ripe berries
`trailConditions`	array	`[]`	Good, difficult, bugs okay, snow free, snow on trail
`roadConditions`	array	`[]`	All vehicles, high clearance, impassable
`fetchReportDetails`	boolean	`false`	Open each report page for conditions and photo URLs
`tripReportsPerTrail`	integer	`5`	Recent reports per trail (getTripReports)
`includeReportText`	boolean	`false`	Attach text and tags to recent reports
`maxItems`	integer	`50`	Hard cap on emitted records (1–10,000)
`proxyConfiguration`	object	–	Optional override; the actor works without a proxy

Example: browse a region with hiking filters

{
  "mode": "searchTrails",
  "region": "Snoqualmie Region",
  "features": ["Waterfalls", "Lakes"],
  "minLengthMiles": 3,
  "maxLengthMiles": 10,
  "minRating": 4,
  "maxItems": 40
}

Example: full details for specific trails

{
  "mode": "getTrailDetails",
  "trailUrls": [
    "https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/mount-si",
    "snow-lake-1"
  ]
}

Example: reports near a map point

{
  "mode": "searchTrails",
  "latitude": 47.4880,
  "longitude": -121.7231,
  "radiusMiles": 25,
  "maxItems": 25
}

Example: recent trip reports with conditions

{
  "mode": "searchTripReports",
  "region": "Snoqualmie Region",
  "tripDateFrom": "2026-09-01",
  "reportFeatures": ["has-photos"],
  "fetchReportDetails": true,
  "maxItems": 30
}

Example: report history for one trail

{
  "mode": "getTripReports",
  "trailUrls": ["https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/mount-si"],
  "tripReportsPerTrail": 10,
  "includeReportText": true
}

Use cases

Trip planning — shortlist hikes by region, distance, gain, rating, dog rules and required pass
Outdoor publishing — build a Washington hiking guide with descriptions, difficulty and photos
Trail-condition monitoring — track recent reports, snow, road access and closure alerts
Mapping and GIS — export trailhead coordinates for every trail that publishes a location
Recreation research — compare trail density, length and elevation across 11 regions
Trip-report analysis — study seasonality, highlights and helpful votes across 288,600 reports

FAQ

Is this affiliated with the Washington Trails Association? No. This is an independent, third-party actor that reads publicly available pages on wta.org. It is not operated by or endorsed by WTA.

What is the difference between the four modes? searchTrails browses or filters the full trail database. getTrailDetails returns one complete record for each WTA URL or slug you paste. getTripReports returns trails with report counts, latest report dates and recent report metadata. searchTripReports returns individual reports from the global report feed.

How many trails and reports are available? WTA currently lists 4,278 hikes in 11 regions and 51 sub-regions. The global report feed contains about 288,600 reports. A full trail run returns the complete inventory; a full report run is capped by maxItems (up to 10,000 per run).

Why are lengthMiles, rating, coordinates or features missing on some trails? Roughly one fifth to one quarter of WTA records genuinely do not publish every field, and about 620 trails have no coordinates. Those fields are omitted rather than filled with guesses. Filters that need a missing length, elevation, rating, feature or coordinate exclude that record; WTA's own server-side filters enforce dog, kid and wheelchair access.

What is the difference between reviewCount and tripReportCount? reviewCount is the number of community rating votes behind rating. tripReportCount is the separate count of trip reports published for the trail.

How do I get coordinates, difficulty and access details? Set fetchDetails to true in searchTrails or use getTrailDetails. Search results already include coordinates and access attributes for the 85% of trails that publish them in WTA's map data; difficulty, parking pass, land manager, directions and alerts come from the trail page.

Do I need an account, cookies or a proxy? No. The actor uses public WTA pages and works without credentials or proxy setup. proxyConfiguration is an optional override only.

Why does a report search return different reports than a trail's report history? searchTripReports reads WTA's global report feed and applies report-level filters such as author, month, hike type and conditions. getTripReports reads each selected trail's own report history, which is the better choice when you care about one trail.

How current is the data? Each run reads the live WTA pages. Trail stats, report counts and report dates reflect the site at run time. Hikers post new reports continuously, so recent-report fields change from day to day.

Can I get every trail in one run? Yes. Run searchTrails with region set to All Washington and maxItems at least 4,278. Region-by-region runs work too if you want smaller batches.

Python quickstart

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