Rural Tracks

Name: Ghana Rural Tracks
Creator: OpenStreetMap contributors
License: https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/

Unsealed tracks and farm roads across Ghana, with surface and smoothness where recorded — the last-mile access that decides whether a village or a field can be reached by vehicle. Derived from OpenStreetMap. 17235 records.

v1.0last updated Sep 26, 2026 · snapshotlisting updated Sep 26, 2026GH₵49.0017,235 recordsTransport

Fields

Every column this dataset returns, with its type. This is the shape of the API response.

Field	Type
name	TEXT
surface	TEXT
smoothness	TEXT
track_grade	TEXT
access	TEXT
region	TEXT
district	TEXT
locality	TEXT
latitude	DECIMAL(9,6)
longitude	DECIMAL(9,6)
phone	TEXT
website	TEXT
osm_id	TEXT
source	TEXT

Preview

five records, free

First 5 rows of Rural Tracks
nameTEXT	surfaceTEXT	smoothnessTEXT	track gradeTEXT	accessTEXT	regionTEXT	districtTEXT	localityTEXT	latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	phoneTEXT	websiteTEXT	osm idTEXT	sourceTEXT
—	—	—	—	—	Greater Accra Region	Okaikwei North Municipal	—	5.631658	-0.200083	—	—	way/15801510	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
—	Compacted	—	—	—	Greater Accra Region	Okaikwei North Municipal	—	5.630615	-0.201576	—	—	way/15801511	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
—	—	—	—	—	Upper West Region	Sissala West	—	10.552591	-2.21655	—	—	way/37282916	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
—	—	—	—	—	Savannah Region	West Gonja	—	9.263537	-1.862547	—	—	way/80253923	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
—	—	—	—	—	Savannah Region	West Gonja	—	9.251891	-1.858607	—	—	way/80253956	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

nameTEXT	surfaceTEXT	smoothnessTEXT	track gradeTEXT	accessTEXT	regionTEXT	districtTEXT	localityTEXT	latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	phoneTEXT	websiteTEXT	osm idTEXT	sourceTEXT
example-name-1	example-surface-1	example-smoothness-1	example-track_grade-1	example-access-1	example-region-1	example-district-1	example-locality-1	10	10	example-phone-1	example-website-1	10	example-source-1
example-name-2	example-surface-2	example-smoothness-2	example-track_grade-2	example-access-2	example-region-2	example-district-2	example-locality-2	20	20	example-phone-2	example-website-2	20	example-source-2
example-name-3	example-surface-3	example-smoothness-3	example-track_grade-3	example-access-3	example-region-3	example-district-3	example-locality-3	30	30	example-phone-3	example-website-3	30	example-source-3
example-name-4	example-surface-4	example-smoothness-4	example-track_grade-4	example-access-4	example-region-4	example-district-4	example-locality-4	40	40	example-phone-4	example-website-4	40	example-source-4
example-name-5	example-surface-5	example-smoothness-5	example-track_grade-5	example-access-5	example-region-5	example-district-5	example-locality-5	50	50	example-phone-5	example-website-5	50	example-source-5
example-name-6	example-surface-6	example-smoothness-6	example-track_grade-6	example-access-6	example-region-6	example-district-6	example-locality-6	60	60	example-phone-6	example-website-6	60	example-source-6
example-name-7	example-surface-7	example-smoothness-7	example-track_grade-7	example-access-7	example-region-7	example-district-7	example-locality-7	70	70	example-phone-7	example-website-7	70	example-source-7
example-name-8	example-surface-8	example-smoothness-8	example-track_grade-8	example-access-8	example-region-8	example-district-8	example-locality-8	80	80	example-phone-8	example-website-8	80	example-source-8

17,230 more rows — see the plans

See the plans

Endpoint

GET connect.apighana.com/api/data/rural_tracks

Auth: X-API-Key header
Pagination: page · limit
Format: JSON
Version: 1.0
Last updated: Sep 26, 2026from the source
Covers: A snapshotas of Sep 26, 2026
Refreshed: monthly
Last checked: Oct 1, 2026had warnings
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

How to cite

Cite this dataset and the organisation its records come from (OpenStreetMap contributors). Datasets are updated, so keep the date you accessed it in the citation. Last updated from the source on Sep 26, 2026.

API Ghana. (2026). Rural tracks (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/rural-tracks

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/rural_tracks?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/rural_tracks?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/rural_tracks",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]

Field

Type

name

TEXT

surface

TEXT

smoothness

TEXT

track_grade

TEXT

access

TEXT

region

TEXT

district

TEXT

locality

TEXT

latitude

DECIMAL(9,6)

longitude

DECIMAL(9,6)

phone

TEXT

website

TEXT

osm_id

TEXT

source

TEXT

nameTEXT

surfaceTEXT

smoothnessTEXT

track gradeTEXT

accessTEXT

regionTEXT

districtTEXT

localityTEXT

latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

phoneTEXT

websiteTEXT

osm idTEXT

sourceTEXT

—

Greater Accra Region

Okaikwei North Municipal

—

5.631658

-0.200083

—

way/15801510

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

—

Compacted

—

Greater Accra Region

Okaikwei North Municipal

—

5.630615

-0.201576

—

way/15801511

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

—

Upper West Region

Sissala West

—

10.552591

-2.21655

—

way/37282916

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

—

Savannah Region

West Gonja

—

9.263537

-1.862547

—

way/80253923

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

—

Savannah Region

West Gonja

—

9.251891

-1.858607

—

way/80253956

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

nameTEXT

surfaceTEXT

smoothnessTEXT

track gradeTEXT

accessTEXT

regionTEXT

districtTEXT

localityTEXT

latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

phoneTEXT

websiteTEXT

osm idTEXT

sourceTEXT

example-name-1

example-surface-1

example-smoothness-1

example-track_grade-1

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example-name-2

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example-region-2

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example-locality-2

example-phone-2

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example-name-3

example-surface-3

example-smoothness-3

example-track_grade-3

example-access-3

example-region-3

example-district-3

example-locality-3

example-phone-3

example-website-3

example-source-3

example-name-4

example-surface-4

example-smoothness-4

example-track_grade-4

example-access-4

example-region-4

example-district-4

example-locality-4

example-phone-4

example-website-4

example-source-4

example-name-5

example-surface-5

example-smoothness-5

example-track_grade-5

example-access-5

example-region-5

example-district-5

example-locality-5

example-phone-5

example-website-5

example-source-5

example-name-6

example-surface-6

example-smoothness-6

example-track_grade-6

example-access-6

example-region-6

example-district-6

example-locality-6

example-phone-6

example-website-6

example-source-6

example-name-7

example-surface-7

example-smoothness-7

example-track_grade-7

example-access-7

example-region-7

example-district-7

example-locality-7

example-phone-7

example-website-7

example-source-7

example-name-8

example-surface-8

example-smoothness-8

example-track_grade-8

example-access-8

example-region-8

example-district-8

example-locality-8

example-phone-8

example-website-8

example-source-8

How to cite

API Ghana. (2026). Rural tracks (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/rural-tracks

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/rural_tracks?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/rural_tracks?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/rural_tracks",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]