Recreational Tracks and Trails in Hobart with Difficulty and Status Ratings

City of Hobart Open Data provides a dataset defining tracks and trails suitable for recreational use within the City of Hobart. The data includes attributes for permitted recreational use (Bike Track, Fire Trail, Shared Use, Walking Track), difficulty ratings (1-5) for biking and walking, and status (Open, Closed, Unmaintained, Closed for works). Data accessible in the open data portal is filtered for only those tracks that are City of Hobart owned or maintained.

Use Cases

• Map recreational route networks based on permitted use types (Bike Track, Fire Trail, Shared Use, Walking Track).
• Filter trails by difficulty rating for activity planning based on the 1-5 Bike_Grade and Walk_Grade attributes.
• Identify trail accessibility and closures for public safety based on the status field (Open, Closed, Unmaintained, Closed for works).
• Analyze 4WD access on fire trails based on the rule that all non-Unmaintained fire trails are 4WD accessible.

Strengths

• Includes standardized difficulty ratings (1-5) for both biking and walking activities.
• Defines four distinct recreational use types and four operational statuses for clear categorization.
• Data is explicitly filtered to City of Hobart owned or maintained tracks, clarifying jurisdiction.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

City of Hobart Open Data

Collection Method

Likely compiled from municipal asset management systems for operational and public distribution purposes.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-11 20:53:17.024296; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Tracks and trails within the City of Hobart, Australia.