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scenic-routing-mcp

Scenic pedestrian routing MCP server — plan walks along parks, rivers, and landmarks via Claude/ChatGPT/etc. Powered by Valhalla, PostGIS, and OSM data. Self-hosted with Docker.

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What's in it

Data offered docs-verified: OSM parks, rivers, canals and green spaces used as scenic routing features · POI features via semantic search, OSM tag filters and fuzzy name matching · pedestrian routing network (Valhalla) · OSM tag discovery via list_tags
Coverage docs-verified: Any Geofabrik OSM extract configured via OSM_REGIONS; default is Greater London
Update frequency docs-verified: Nightly (OSM data refreshed via Geofabrik replication, 02:00 UTC pipeline)
Formats docs-verified: GeoJSON · GPX · HTML (interactive Leaflet map preview) · MCP Streamable HTTP
Access docs-verified: Self-hosted via Docker; docs state no external API keys are required. Licence MIT (catalogue metadata). Catalogue metadata lists MCP_API_KEY auth, which the docs only use for the optional nginx public-deployment setup.

Useful for

Use cases llm-inferred: Active-travel and walking route options along rivers and green corridors for a site access assessment · Indicative public-access path mapping to nearby parks and waterways for planning-stage site context · Sketching GPX/GeoJSON walking routes for site walkover or public-consultation material
Audience llm-inferred: planners · GIS analysts · ecologists

Limitations

Constraints llm-inferred: Walking route tool only; provides no river level, flow or other hydrological data despite the hydrology category · Requires self-hosting with Docker (about 8 GB disk and 4 GB RAM); not a hosted service · First setup takes roughly 20–60 minutes to import OSM data and build tiles · Default region is Greater London; other areas need OSM_REGIONS reconfiguration · Scenic weighting is a soft preference and cannot guarantee routes pass through scenic areas · Public deployment needs extra setup (nginx API key or Cloudflare Tunnel); default ports bind to localhost

Licence: MIT
Authentication: API key via env: MCP_API_KEY (auto-extracted from README)
GitHub stars: 14
Last commit: 04/06/2026
Last successful page check: 14/10/2026
Page health: healthy
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Metadata observed 15/10/2026 · research sweep: github-search