Shawinigan Snowshoeing Trail Network with Difficulty Ratings

Polyline geometry defines 10 snowshoeing trails across the territory of Shawinigan, Quebec. The dataset includes attributes like trail name, length in kilometers, difficulty level, and sector location. It was created by the Ville de Shawinigan municipality, with data last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Calculate total trail mileage per sector using the `Kilometers` and `sector` columns for recreational resource planning.
• Filter trails by `problem` (difficulty) and `Kilometers` to recommend routes for different user skill levels in a trail-finder application.
• Join trail polylines with land cover data using the `location` attribute to assess environmental impact or proximity to points of interest.
• Analyze the distribution of trails by `association_name` to understand management responsibilities across the municipal network.

Strengths

• Dataset contains specific trail attributes including difficulty (`problem`), length (`Kilometers`), and name (`Circuit_name`) for 10 trails.
• Geospatial data is provided as polylines in GeoJSON format, enabling direct use in GIS software.
• Clear provenance from a municipal government source (Ville de Shawinigan) under an open CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Small sample size with only 10 trails documented, limiting statistical analysis.
• Temporal coverage is a single snapshot; no historical data is provided to track trail changes over time.
• Potential label noise or translation artifacts as metadata was processed with an automated translation tool.

Provenance

Source

Ville de Shawinigan (City of Shawinigan) municipality.

Collection Method

Digitized by scanning from orthophotography.

Freshness

Data was last updated in April 2026, indicating current information.

Geography

Territory of the city of Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada.