A map built from one dog walk in German Village
It started with a single loop through German Village — a bowl of biscuits on a porch rail, a pile of sticks under a tree, a water bowl outside a shop door. None of it was hard to find once you knew to look, but none of it was written down anywhere either. Treat Trail exists to write it down.
Why it's built this way
Verified, not assumed. Anyone can suggest a stop, but nothing is trusted until a real person has walked past it and checked. That's slower than crowdsourcing everything instantly — on purpose.
One person, hand-built. No company, no ad budget, no growth targets — just a static map and a spreadsheet, kept honest because there's nothing to gain by inflating it.
A companion, not a copy. Built the same way as Columbus PantryMap — same "one static page, one Sheet" approach — but for a lighter, more playful find: the good stuff dogs (and their people) stumble on mid-walk.
Who it's for
Anyone walking a dog in Columbus who wants to know what's around the next corner — and anyone who's spotted something worth sharing on their own walk.
Behind the build
The map looks simple because the complicated parts stay out of the way. Read the technical case study for the decisions, experiments, workarounds, and systems behind it.
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