Trail Ruins

Trail Ruins
Biomes	Jungle; Old Growth Birch Forest; Old Growth Pine Taiga; Old Growth Spruce Taiga; Snowy Taiga; Taiga;
Generates in; existing chunks	No
	Black Glazed Terracotta; Blast Furnace; Block of Coal; Blue Terracotta; Brick Slab; Brick Stairs; Brick Wall; Bricks; Brown Stained Glass; Brown Terracotta; Campfire; Cartography Table; Cauldron; Coarse Dirt; Cobblestone; Composter; Cracked Stone Bricks; Crafting Table; Cyan Glazed Terracotta; Cyan Terracotta; Dirt (from terrain); Damaged Anvil; Furnace; Gravel (from terrain); Gray Terracotta; Grindstone; Iron Bars; Ladder; Light Blue Glazed Terracotta; Light Gray Glazed Terracotta; Light Gray Terracotta; Loom; Mud; Mud Brick Slab; Mud Brick Stairs; Mud Brick Wall; Mud Bricks; Orange Glazed Terracotta; Orange Terracotta; Packed mud; Red Terracotta; Smithing Table; Smooth Stone Slab; Suspicious Gravel (from replacing); Stone; Stone Bricks; White Terracotta; Yellow Glazed Terracotta; Yellow Terracotta;

There is a related tutorial page for this topic!

See Tutorial:Archaeology#Excavating Trail Ruins.

Trail ruins are buried structures that work as archaeological sites where suspicious gravel generates. They are found in heavily forested biomes and resemble ruined villages from a lost culture.^[1]

Generation

The biomes the trail ruins can be found in are the taiga, snowy taiga, old growth spruce taiga, old growth pine taiga, old growth birch forest, and the jungle.

Trail ruins are the only structures where mud bricks, packed mud, and blocks of coal naturally generate.

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Structure

The trail ruins are structures that generate mostly underground with only the top of the tower above the ground. The ruins resemble small, ancient settlements. Each trail ruin has a main road made of cobblestone, stone, and stone bricks that connect multiple small buildings and a central tower made of stained terracotta and glazed terracotta, the tip of which is the only part of the structure that does not tend to generate underground. Adjacent to the tower generates two rooms and sometimes other small buildings and a decor made out of mud bricks and terracotta. Most of the structure is buried in gravel, dirt, and coarse dirt, as well as suspicious gravel, which may lead to the illusion that they are just a few misplaced blocks at first glance.

Trail ruins are completely solid; they don't have interior rooms.

Some blocks of suspicious gravel are generated floating. They fall and are destroyed if an adjacent block is updated.^[2]

File structure

All trail ruins structures found below are located in the folder client.jar/data/minecraft/structures/trail_ruins‌^{[JE only]}.

List

trail_ruins
- buildings
  - group_full_1.nbt
  - group_full_2.nbt
  - group_full_3.nbt
  - group_full_4.nbt
  - group_full_5.nbt
  - group_hall_1.nbt
  - group_hall_2.nbt
  - group_hall_3.nbt
  - group_hall_4.nbt
  - group_hall_5.nbt
  - group_lower_1.nbt
  - group_lower_2.nbt
  - group_lower_3.nbt
  - group_lower_4.nbt
  - group_lower_5.nbt
  - group_room_1.nbt
  - group_room_2.nbt
  - group_room_3.nbt
  - group_room_4.nbt
  - group_room_5.nbt
  - group_upper_1.nbt
  - group_upper_2.nbt
  - group_upper_3.nbt
  - group_upper_4.nbt
  - group_upper_5.nbt
  - large_room_1.nbt
  - large_room_2.nbt
  - large_room_3.nbt
  - large_room_4.nbt
  - large_room_5.nbt
  - one_room_1.nbt
  - one_room_2.nbt
  - one_room_3.nbt
  - one_room_4.nbt
  - one_room_5.nbt
- decor
  - decor_1.nbt
  - decor_2.nbt
  - decor_3.nbt
  - decor_4.nbt
  - decor_5.nbt
  - decor_6.nbt
  - decor_7.nbt
- roads
  - long_road_end.nbt
  - road_end_1.nbt
  - road_section_1.nbt
  - road_section_2.nbt
  - road_section_3.nbt
  - road_section_4.nbt
  - road_spacer_1.nbt
- tower
  - hall_1.nbt
  - hall_2.nbt
  - hall_3.nbt
  - hall_4.nbt
  - hall_5.nbt
  - large_hall_1.nbt
  - large_hall_2.nbt
  - large_hall_3.nbt
  - large_hall_4.nbt
  - large_hall_5.nbt
  - one_room_1.nbt
  - one_room_2.nbt
  - one_room_3.nbt
  - one_room_4.nbt
  - one_room_5.nbt
  - platform_1.nbt
  - platform_2.nbt
  - platform_3.nbt
  - platform_4.nbt
  - platform_5.nbt
  - stable_1.nbt
  - stable_2.nbt
  - stable_3.nbt
  - stable_4.nbt
  - stable_5.nbt
  - tower_1.nbt
  - tower_2.nbt
  - tower_3.nbt
  - tower_4.nbt
  - tower_5.nbt
  - tower_top_1.nbt
  - tower_top_2.nbt
  - tower_top_3.nbt
  - tower_top_4.nbt
  - tower_top_5.nbt

Structure blueprint

Buildings

Structure name	Description	Consists of
`trail_ruins/buildings/group_full_1`	Connects to a group hall. Needs a lot of space to generate so they are somewhat rare.	120 Gravel 115 Mud Bricks 17 Blue Terracotta 11 Mud Brick Stairs 9 Yellow Terracotta 7 Mud Brick Slab 6 Red Terracotta 1 Ladder 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/buildings/group_full_2`		130 Gravel 112 Mud Bricks 26 Cyan Terracotta 11 Mud Brick Stairs 2 Mud Brick Slab 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/buildings/group_full_3`		157 Gravel 93 Mud Bricks 25 Orange Terracotta 10 Mud Brick Stairs 2 Mud Brick Slab 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/buildings/group_full_4`		131 Gravel 114 Bricks 17 Brick Slab 17 Blue Terracotta 6 Light Gray Terracotta 3 White Terracotta 1 Ladder 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/buildings/group_full_5`		131 Gravel 114 Bricks 17 Brick Slab 17 Gray Terracotta 6 Light Gray Terracotta 3 Red Terracotta 1 Ladder 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/buildings/group_hall_1`	Bigger room that needs a wide area to generate. Can generate smaller rooms on the side. Can have between 0-4 rooms attatched.	173 Gravel 134 Mud Bricks 37 Blue Terracotta 9 Yellow Glazed Terracotta 7 Red Terracotta 5 Dirt 1 Damaged Anvil
`trail_ruins/buildings/group_hall_2`		176 Gravel 133 Mud Bricks 37 Light Gray Terracotta 9 Light Gray Glazed Terracotta 8 Cyan Terracotta 5 Dirt 2 Mud Brick Stairs 1 Composter
`trail_ruins/buildings/group_hall_3`		168 Gravel 145 Mud Bricks 35 Cyan Terracotta 12 White Terracotta 8 Orange Glazed Terracotta 6 Mud Brick Stairs 6 Orange Terracotta 5 Dirt
`trail_ruins/buildings/group_hall_4`		196 Gravel 131 Bricks 43 White Terracotta 8 Light Blue Glazed Terracotta 5 Dirt 3 Brick Stairs
`trail_ruins/buildings/group_hall_5`		242 Gravel 136 Bricks 5 Black Glazed Terracotta 5 Dirt
`trail_ruins/buildings/group_lower_1`		88 Mud Bricks 80 Gravel 23 Blue Terracotta 7 Red Terracotta 6 Mud Brick Slab 4 Mud Brick Stairs 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/buildings/group_lower_2`		102 Mud Bricks 92 Gravel 22 Cyan Terracotta 6 White Terracotta 3 Mud Brick Slab 1 Ladder 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/buildings/group_lower_3`		115 Gravel 64 Mud Bricks 22 Orange Terracotta 5 White Terracotta 3 Mud Brick Slab 1 Ladder 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/buildings/group_lower_4`		88 Bricks 87 Gravel 16 White Terracotta 10 Brick Slab 7 Light Gray Terracotta 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/buildings/group_lower_5`		88 Bricks 87 Gravel 16 Red Terracotta 7 Light Gray Terracotta 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/buildings/group_room_1`	Generates attached to a group hall.	65 Mud Bricks 54 Gravel 29 Blue Terracotta 9 Red Terracotta 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/buildings/group_room_2`		68 Mud Bricks 46 Gravel 25 Cyan Terracotta 8 White Terracotta 2 Mud Brick Slab 1 Mud Brick Stairs 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/buildings/group_room_3`		67 Mud Bricks 61 Gravel 14 Orange Terracotta 7 White Terracotta 1 Mud Brick Stairs 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/buildings/group_room_4`		65 Bricks 54 Gravel 29 White Terracotta 9 Light Gray Terracotta 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/buildings/group_room_5`		65 Bricks 54 Gravel 29 Red Terracotta 9 Light Gray Terracotta 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/buildings/group_upper_1`	Doesn't generate due to a bug. ^MC-264093^[verify]	129 Gravel 87 Mud Bricks 17 Red Terracotta 15 Blue Terracotta 10 Mud Brick Stairs 10 Yellow Terracotta 2 Mud Brick Slab 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/buildings/group_upper_2`		143 Gravel 78 Mud Bricks 30 White Terracotta 13 Cyan Terracotta 4 Mud Brick Stairs 3 Light Gray Terracotta 2 Mud Brick Slab 1 Ladder 1 Crafting Table
`trail_ruins/buildings/group_upper_3`		145 Gravel 77 Mud Bricks 29 White Terracotta 13 Orange Terracotta 4 Mud Brick Stairs 3 Light Gray Terracotta 2 Mud Brick Slab 1 Ladder 1 Crafting Table
`trail_ruins/buildings/group_upper_4`		123 Gravel 87 Bricks 17 Light Gray Terracotta 15 Blue Terracotta 11 Brick Slab 3 White Terracotta 1 Ladder
`trail_ruins/buildings/group_upper_5`		123 Gravel 87 Bricks 17 Light Gray Terracotta 15 Gray Terracotta 11 Brick Slab 3 Red Terracotta 1 Ladder
`trail_ruins/buildings/large_room_1`	A room connecting to the main road of the ruin.	182 Gravel 150 Mud Bricks 39 Blue Terracotta 21 Red Terracotta 6 Yellow Glazed Terracotta 2 Mud Brick Stairs 2 Iron Bars 1 Smooth Stone Slab 1 Dirt 1 Blast Furnace 1 Furnace 1 Smithing Table
`trail_ruins/buildings/large_room_2`		164 Gravel 67 Mud Bricks 28 White Terracotta 12 Light Gray Glazed Terracotta 10 Mud Brick Stairs 9 Cyan Terracotta 9 Mud Brick Wall 9 Packed Mud 7 Mud Brick Slab 1 Campfire 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/buildings/large_room_3`		370 Gravel 205 Mud Bricks 75 White Terracotta 36 Cyan Terracotta 23 Orange Terracotta 12 Yellow Terracotta 11 Orange Glazed Terracotta 1 Cauldron 1 Ladder 1 Loom 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/buildings/large_room_4`		356 Gravel 56 Bricks 9 Brick Wall 7 Brick Stairs 6 Packed Mud 3 Blue Terracotta 1 Brick Slab 1 White Terracotta 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/buildings/large_room_5`		531 Gravel 187 Bricks 172 Brown Terracotta 20 Black Glazed Terracotta 3 Ladder 2 Blast Furnace 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/buildings/one_room_1`	Connects directly to the main road.	96 Gravel 70 Mud Bricks 31 Blue Terracotta 15 Red Terracotta 1 Cauldron 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/buildings/one_room_2`		87 Mud Bricks 76 Gravel 25 White Terracotta 15 Cyan Terracotta 3 Mud Brick Slab 1 Mud Brick Stairs 1 Grindstone 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/buildings/one_room_3`		85 Gravel 78 Mud Bricks 25 Orange Terracotta 15 White Terracotta 6 Mud Brick Slab 1 Mud Brick Stairs 1 Grindstone 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/buildings/one_room_4`		114 Gravel 83 Bricks 55 White Terracotta 29 Blue Terracotta 22 Light Gray Terracotta 5 Brick Stairs 1 Cartography Table 1 Brick Slab 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/buildings/one_room_5`		139 Gravel 47 Bricks 10 Gray Terracotta 7 Red Terracotta 1 Dirt

Decor

Structure name	Description	Consists of
`trail_ruins/decor/decor_1`	A decor part connecting to the main road of the ruin. Generates on opposite side of rooms of the main road.	30 Cobblestone 21 Gravel 12 Red Terracotta 3 Coarse Dirt
`trail_ruins/decor/decor_2`		18 Cobblestone 14 Gravel 11 White Terracotta 7 Red Terracotta
`trail_ruins/decor/decor_3`		20 Gravel 13 Cobblestone
`trail_ruins/decor/decor_4`		18 Cobblestone 12 Gravel 2 White Terracotta 1 Blue Terracotta
`trail_ruins/decor/decor_5`		29 Gravel 25 Cobblestone 6 Red Terracotta 1 Coarse Dirt
`trail_ruins/decor/decor_6`		12 Cobblestone 6 Gravel 4 Brick Stairs 4 Brick Slab 3 Bricks 1 Cyan Glazed Terracotta
`trail_ruins/decor/decor_7`		48 Cobblestone 30 Gravel 4 Brick Stairs 2 Block of Coal 1 Red Terracotta

Roads

Structure name	Description	Consists of
`trail_ruins/roads/long_road_end`	Connects to the main tower, opposite side of the main road.	94 Gravel 68 Cobblestone 7 Stone Bricks 5 Cracked Stone Bricks 5 Stone
`trail_ruins/roads/road_end_1`	Currently doesn't generate due to a bug.	36 Gravel 29 Cobblestone
`trail_ruins/roads/road_section_1`	Road parts that connect the different parts of the ruin.	56 Gravel 26 Cobblestone 23 Stone 1 Cracked Stone Bricks
`trail_ruins/roads/road_section_2`		58 Gravel 37 Cobblestone 6 Cracked Stone Bricks 5 Stone 3 Stone Bricks
`trail_ruins/roads/road_section_3`		57 Gravel 47 Cobblestone 11 Stone
`trail_ruins/roads/road_section_4`		63 Gravel 47 Cobblestone 11 Stone
`trail_ruins/roads/road_spacer_1`	Part of the main road. No rooms or decorations attatched.	55 Gravel 27 Cobblestone 13 Stone 6 Stone Bricks 5 Cracked Stone Bricks

Tower

Structure name	Description	Consists of
`trail_ruins/tower/hall_1`	Connects to the tower.	138 Gravel 121 Mud Bricks 39 Blue Terracotta 13 Red Terracotta 10 Yellow Glazed Terracotta 4 Cobblestone 3 Yellow Terracotta 2 Stone Bricks 2 Ladder 1 Crafting Table 1 Cracked Stone Bricks 1 Stone
`trail_ruins/tower/hall_2`		205 Gravel 161 Mud Bricks 48 White Terracotta 23 Cyan Terracotta 20 Light Gray Glazed Terracotta 4 Cobblestone 3 Stone Bricks 1 Ladder 1 Crafting Table 1 Cracked Stone Bricks
`trail_ruins/tower/hall_3`		268 Gravel 207 Mud Bricks 19 Packed Mud 16 Orange Glazed Terracotta 11 Mud Brick Stairs 11 Orange Terracotta 7 White Terracotta 5 Mud 1 Mud Brick Slab
`trail_ruins/tower/hall_4`		268 Gravel 210 Bricks 15 Packed Mud 8 Orange Terracotta 6 Mud Brick Stairs 5 White Terracotta 4 Light Blue Glazed Terracotta 3 Mud 2 Mud Bricks 1 Mud Brick Slab
`trail_ruins/tower/hall_5`		221 Gravel 206 Bricks 15 Packed Mud 13 Red Terracotta 6 Mud Brick Stairs 3 Mud 2 Mud Bricks 2 Black Glazed Terracotta 1 Brick Slab
`trail_ruins/tower/large_hall_1`	Connects to the tower.	205 Gravel 190 Mud Bricks 74 Blue Terracotta 21 Red Terracotta 12 Mud Brick Slab 9 Mud Brick Stairs 1 Dirt 1 Crafting Table
`trail_ruins/tower/large_hall_2`		181 Gravel 178 Mud Bricks 50 White Terracotta 43 Cyan Terracotta 10 Mud Brick Stairs 4 Mud Brick Slab 1 Loom 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/tower/large_hall_3`		200 Gravel 196 Mud Bricks 23 Packed Mud 69 Orange Terracotta 20 White Terracotta 12 Mud Brick Slab 10 Mud Brick Stairs 1 Dirt 1 Crafting Table
`trail_ruins/tower/large_hall_4`		188 Bricks 166 Gravel 49 White Terracotta 20 Blue Terracotta 12 Brick Slab 8 Brick Stairs 1 Dirt 1 Crafting Table
`trail_ruins/tower/large_hall_5`		244 Gravel 117 Bricks 26 Red Terracotta 16 Gray Terracotta 2 Brick Slab 1 Dirt 1 Brick Stairs
`trail_ruins/tower/one_room_1`	Connects to the tower halls.	43 Mud Bricks 32 Gravel 11 Blue Terracotta 9 Red Terracotta 1 Loom
`trail_ruins/tower/one_room_2`		53 Gravel 35 Mud Bricks 2 Mud Brick Stairs 2 Cyan Terracotta 1 Loom 1 Light Gray Terracotta 1 Red Terracotta
`trail_ruins/tower/one_room_3`		44 Mud Bricks 28 Gravel 10 Orange Terracotta 8 Cyan Terracotta 1 Loom
`trail_ruins/tower/one_room_4`		44 Bricks 28 Gravel 10 Blue Terracotta 8 White Terracotta 1 Loom
`trail_ruins/tower/one_room_5`		16 Bricks 11 Gravel 6 Red Terracotta 1 Loom
`trail_ruins/tower/platform_1`	Connects to the tower.	80 Gravel 77 Mud Bricks 16 Mud Brick Stairs 13 Blue Terracotta 9 Yellow Glazed Terracotta 8 Red Terracotta 3 Yellow Terracotta
`trail_ruins/tower/platform_2`		107 Gravel 72 Mud Bricks 15 White Terracotta 14 Light Gray Glazed Terracotta 6 Mud Brick Stairs
`trail_ruins/tower/platform_3`		79 Mud Bricks 37 Gravel 9 Orange Glazed Terracotta 7 Mud Brick Stairs
`trail_ruins/tower/platform_4`		96 Gravel 93 Bricks 11 Light Blue Glazed Terracotta 10 Brick Stairs 8 Blue Terracotta 8 Light Gray Terracotta 7 White Terracotta 2 Brick Slab 1 Mud Bricks
`trail_ruins/tower/platform_5`		124 Gravel 90 Bricks 13 Red Terracotta 4 Gray Terracotta 4 Light Gray Terracotta 3 Campfire 1 Mud Bricks
`trail_ruins/tower/stable_1`	Connects to the tower halls.	120 Gravel 99 Mud Bricks 47 Blue Terracotta 12 Coarse Dirt 12 Red Terracotta 2 Mud Brick Wall 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/tower/stable_2`		123 Gravel 98 Mud Bricks 52 White Terracotta 15 Cyan Terracotta 10 Coarse Dirt 2 Mud Brick Wall 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/tower/stable_3`		116 Gravel 96 Mud Bricks 47 Cyan Terracotta 13 Orange Terracotta 12 Coarse Dirt 3 Mud Brick Wall 1 Cauldron 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/tower/stable_4`		122 Gravel 96 Bricks 44 Light Gray Terracotta 14 White Terracotta 10 Coarse Dirt 3 Brick Wall 3 Blue Terracotta 1 Cauldron 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/tower/stable_5`		185 Gravel 59 Bricks 6 Light Gray Terracotta 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/tower/tower_1`	Central area everything else generates from.	114 Gravel 56 Mud Bricks 39 Cobblestone 22 Blue Terracotta 22 Yellow Glazed Terracotta 22 Red Terracotta 11 Yellow Terracotta 11 Stone 4 Packed Mud 3 Mud Brick Slab 1 Dirt 1 Brown Stained Glass
`trail_ruins/tower/tower_2`		142 Gravel 36 Cyan Terracotta 36 Cobblestone 23 Mud Bricks 23 White Terracotta 17 Light Gray Glazed Terracotta 13 Light Gray Terracotta 5 Cracked Stone Bricks 5 Stone 4 Stone Bricks 2 Mud Brick Stairs 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/tower/tower_3`		207 Gravel 66 Cyan Terracotta 52 Cobblestone 26 Mud Bricks 22 Mud Brick Slab 21 Stone Bricks 19 Orange Glazed Terracotta 19 White Terracotta 16 Cracked Stone Bricks 14 Mud Brick Stairs 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/tower/tower_4`		218 Gravel 52 Cobblestone 25 Bricks 23 Blue Terracotta 21 Stone Bricks 20 White Terracotta 18 Light Blue Glazed Terracotta 16 Brick Slab 16 Cracked Stone Bricks 13 Light Gray Terracotta 12 Brick Stairs 1 Mud Bricks 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/tower/tower_5`		191 Gravel 52 Cobblestone 42 Gray Terracotta 27 Bricks 22 Black Glazed Terracotta 21 Stone Bricks 16 Cracked Stone Bricks 15 Brick Stairs 12 Light Gray Terracotta 12 Red Terracotta 3 Brick Slab 1 Mud Bricks 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/tower/tower_top_1`	The only part visible from surface. Generates on top of the tower part.	17 Gravel 13 Blue Terracotta 11 Red Terracotta 3 Mud Bricks 1 Dirt 1 Mud Brick Slab
`trail_ruins/tower/tower_top_2`		34 Gravel 9 Cyan Terracotta 8 White Terracotta 8 Light Gray Terracotta 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/tower/tower_top_3`		25 Gravel 15 Orange Terracotta 3 Mud Brick Slab 2 White Terracotta 1 Dirt
`trail_ruins/tower/tower_top_4`		30 Gravel 18 White Terracotta 1 Dirt 1 Light Gray Terracotta
`trail_ruins/tower/tower_top_5`		23 Gravel 6 Red Terracotta 1 Dirt 1 Light Gray Terracotta

Loot

The loot in trail ruins can be found by brushing suspicious gravel randomly generated throughout the structure. There are two types of suspicious gravel, common and rare. Their loot tables are listed below.

Each structure piece (see the file structure list above for piece names) contains gravel and uses one of three processor lists to replace some of the gravel with other blocks, including suspicious gravel. All of the tower_top structure pieces and everything in the roads folder replace two gravel with two common suspicious gravel. The rest replace nine gravel with six common suspicious gravel and three rare suspicious gravel. Additionally, all of the processor lists (except for the one used for the tower_top) first replace 20% of the gravel with dirt, then 10% of the remaining gravel with coarse dirt, followed by common suspicious gravel, and finally rare suspicious gravel (if applicable). Thus, a structure piece—especially a decor structure piece—can generate less suspicious gravel than it should.

Common

In Java Edition, each trail ruin's suspicious gravel contains 1 item stack, with the following distribution:

Item	Stack Size ^[A]	Weight ^[B]	Chance ^[C]	Avg. per block ^[D]	Avg. # blocks to brush ^[E]
Blue Dye	1	²⁄₄₅	4.4%	0.044	22.5
Brick	1	²⁄₄₅	4.4%	0.044	22.5
Brown Candle	1	²⁄₄₅	4.4%	0.044	22.5
Clay	1	²⁄₄₅	4.4%	0.044	22.5
Emerald	1	²⁄₄₅	4.4%	0.044	22.5
Green Candle	1	²⁄₄₅	4.4%	0.044	22.5
Light Blue Dye	1	²⁄₄₅	4.4%	0.044	22.5
Orange Dye	1	²⁄₄₅	4.4%	0.044	22.5
Purple Candle	1	²⁄₄₅	4.4%	0.044	22.5
Red Candle	1	²⁄₄₅	4.4%	0.044	22.5
Wheat	1	²⁄₄₅	4.4%	0.044	22.5
White Dye	1	²⁄₄₅	4.4%	0.044	22.5
Wooden Hoe	1	²⁄₄₅	4.4%	0.044	22.5
Yellow Dye	1	²⁄₄₅	4.4%	0.044	22.5
Beetroot Seeds	1	¹⁄₄₅	2.2%	0.022	45.0
Blue Stained Glass Pane	1	¹⁄₄₅	2.2%	0.022	45.0
Coal	1	¹⁄₄₅	2.2%	0.022	45.0
Dead Bush	1	¹⁄₄₅	2.2%	0.022	45.0
Flower Pot	1	¹⁄₄₅	2.2%	0.022	45.0
Lead	1	¹⁄₄₅	2.2%	0.022	45.0
Light Blue Stained Glass Pane	1	¹⁄₄₅	2.2%	0.022	45.0
Magenta Stained Glass Pane	1	¹⁄₄₅	2.2%	0.022	45.0
Oak Hanging Sign	1	¹⁄₄₅	2.2%	0.022	45.0
Pink Stained Glass Pane	1	¹⁄₄₅	2.2%	0.022	45.0
Purple Stained Glass Pane	1	¹⁄₄₅	2.2%	0.022	45.0
Red Stained Glass Pane	1	¹⁄₄₅	2.2%	0.022	45.0
Spruce Hanging Sign	1	¹⁄₄₅	2.2%	0.022	45.0
String	1	¹⁄₄₅	2.2%	0.022	45.0
Wheat Seeds	1	¹⁄₄₅	2.2%	0.022	45.0
Yellow Stained Glass Pane	1	¹⁄₄₅	2.2%	0.022	45.0
Gold Nugget	1	¹⁄₄₅	2.2%	0.022	45.0

In Bedrock Edition, each trail ruin's suspicious gravel contains 1 item stack, with the following distribution:

Item	Stack Size ^[A]	Weight ^[B]	Chance ^[C]	Avg. per block ^[D]	Avg. # blocks to brush ^[E]
Brick	1	⁴⁄₄₆	8.7%	0.087	11.5
Blue Dye	1	²⁄₄₆	4.3%	0.043	23.0
Brown Candle	1	²⁄₄₆	4.3%	0.043	23.0
Clay Ball	1	²⁄₄₆	4.3%	0.043	23.0
Emerald	1	²⁄₄₆	4.3%	0.043	23.0
Green Candle	1	²⁄₄₆	4.3%	0.043	23.0
Light Blue Dye	1	²⁄₄₆	4.3%	0.043	23.0
Orange Dye	1	²⁄₄₆	4.3%	0.043	23.0
Purple Candle	1	²⁄₄₆	4.3%	0.043	23.0
Red Candle	1	²⁄₄₆	4.3%	0.043	23.0
Wheat	1	²⁄₄₆	4.3%	0.043	23.0
White Dye	1	²⁄₄₆	4.3%	0.043	23.0
Wooden Hoe	1	²⁄₄₆	4.3%	0.043	23.0
Yellow Dye	1	²⁄₄₆	4.3%	0.043	23.0
Beetroot Seeds	1	¹⁄₄₆	2.2%	0.022	46.0
Blue Stained Glass Pane	1	¹⁄₄₆	2.2%	0.022	46.0
Dead Bush	1	¹⁄₄₆	2.2%	0.022	46.0
Flower Pot	1	¹⁄₄₆	2.2%	0.022	46.0
Lead	1	¹⁄₄₆	2.2%	0.022	46.0
Light Blue Stained Glass Pane	1	¹⁄₄₆	2.2%	0.022	46.0
Magenta Stained Glass Pane	1	¹⁄₄₆	2.2%	0.022	46.0
Oak Hanging Sign	1	¹⁄₄₆	2.2%	0.022	46.0
Pink Stained Glass Pane	1	¹⁄₄₆	2.2%	0.022	46.0
Purple Stained Glass Pane	1	¹⁄₄₆	2.2%	0.022	46.0
Red Stained Glass Pane	1	¹⁄₄₆	2.2%	0.022	46.0
Spruce Hanging Sign	1	¹⁄₄₆	2.2%	0.022	46.0
String	1	¹⁄₄₆	2.2%	0.022	46.0
Wheat Seeds	1	¹⁄₄₆	2.2%	0.022	46.0
Yellow Stained Glass Pane	1	¹⁄₄₆	2.2%	0.022	46.0
Gold Nugget	1	¹⁄₄₆	2.2%	0.022	46.0

↑ ^a ^b The size of stacks (or for unstackable items, number) of this item on any given roll.
↑ ^a ^b The weight of this item relative to other items in the pool.
↑ ^a ^b The odds of finding any of this item in a single chest.
↑ ^a ^b The number of items expected per chest, averaged over a large number of chests.
↑ ^a ^b The average number of chests the player should expect to search to find any of this item.

Rare

In Java Edition and Bedrock Edition, each trail ruin's rare suspicious gravel contains 1 item stack, with the following distribution:

Item	Stack Size ^[A]	Weight ^[B]	Chance ^[C]	Avg. per block ^[D]	Avg. # blocks to brush ^[E]
Burn Pottery Sherd	1	¹⁄₁₂	8.3%	0.083	12.0
Danger Pottery Sherd	1	¹⁄₁₂	8.3%	0.083	12.0
Music Disc (Relic)	1	¹⁄₁₂	8.3%	0.083	12.0
Friend Pottery Sherd	1	¹⁄₁₂	8.3%	0.083	12.0
Heart Pottery Sherd	1	¹⁄₁₂	8.3%	0.083	12.0
Heartbreak Pottery Sherd	1	¹⁄₁₂	8.3%	0.083	12.0
Host Armor Trim Smithing Template	1	¹⁄₁₂	8.3%	0.083	12.0
Howl Pottery Sherd	1	¹⁄₁₂	8.3%	0.083	12.0
Raiser Armor Trim Smithing Template	1	¹⁄₁₂	8.3%	0.083	12.0
Shaper Armor Trim Smithing Template	1	¹⁄₁₂	8.3%	0.083	12.0
Sheaf Pottery Sherd	1	¹⁄₁₂	8.3%	0.083	12.0
Wayfinder Armor Trim Smithing Template	1	¹⁄₁₂	8.3%	0.083	12.0

↑ The size of stacks (or for unstackable items, number) of this item on any given roll.
↑ The weight of this item relative to other items in the pool.
↑ The odds of finding any of this item in a single chest.
↑ The number of items expected per chest, averaged over a large number of chests.
↑ The average number of chests the player should expect to search to find any of this item.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Structure type	Identifier
Jigsaw	`jigsaw`

Structure	Identifier
Trail Ruins	`trail_ruins`

Bedrock Edition:

Structure type	Identifier
Jigsaw	`jigsaw`

Structure	Identifier	Translation key
Trail Ruins	`trail_ruins`	`feature.trail_ruins`

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.20	23w12a	Added trail ruins.
	23w16a	Trail ruins have been adjusted, adding more building variants.
		Trail ruins no longer generate with sand, suspicious sand, stonecutters or smooth stone.
		Tweaked the amount of gravel, dirt, and suspicious gravel.
		Split the archaeological loot tables for the suspicious gravel within the structure.
		Rare loot items and common loot items now each have their own dedicated archaeological loot table.
	23w17a	Relic music discs now generate in suspicious gravel in trail ruins as rare loot.
	23w17a	This also means that the probability of other rare loot items generate in suspicious gravel in trail ruins is now 1/12.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.19.80 Experiment Next Major Update	Preview 1.19.80.22	Added trail ruins behind the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
1.20.0	Preview 1.20.0.21	Trail ruins are now available without using the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
	Preview 1.20.0.22	Trail ruins have been adjusted, adding more building variants.
		The upper part of the tower is detached from the rest of the structure.
		Trail ruins no longer generate with sand or suspicious sand.
		Tweaked the amount of gravel, dirt, and suspicious gravel.
		Split the archaeological loot tables for the suspicious gravel within the structure.
		Rare loot items and common loot items now each have their own dedicated archaeological loot table.
		Relic music discs now generate in suspicious gravel in trail ruins as rare loot.
1.20.60	Preview 1.20.60.24	Trail ruins now generate with the same locations and configurations as in Java Edition.
1.20.60	Preview 1.20.60.24	The upper part of the tower is no longer detached from the rest of the structure.

Issues

Issues relating to "Trail Ruins" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

One of the decor rooms with two coal blocks and brick stairs is a reference to pot baking from the original archeology showcased in Minecraft Live 2020.^[3]
One iteration of the trail ruins took the developers 16-20 hours over the course of a few weeks to design and build.^[4]
According to Mojang, trail ruins are "evidence of lost villager cultures – similar but distinct from the ones that exist today". ^[5]