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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">> Gareth L </span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">> </span>If there’s literally no trace of the path any more, I’d be more inclined to report it to the local council RoW officer before mapping something that doesn’t exist on the ground.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Of course, just because *<b>evidence</b>* of it doesn’t exist on the ground, doesn’t mean the route itself doesn’t exist. Public rights of way are highways in their own right and access is enshrined
by law. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Agreed though – contact your council’s PROW team if the PROW is blocked or inaccessible. It will either need clearing or (if permanently blocked, e.g. by a lake/river/development) re-routing. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Nathan<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Gareth L <o.i@live.co.uk>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 29, 2020 2:29 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Andy Townsend <ajt1047@gmail.com>; talk-gb@openstreetmap.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Talk-GB] Blocked / overgrown / inaccessible footpaths and bridleways<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Depends if that condition is seasonal?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve prioritised tagging width values on canal towpaths in some locations where, whilst legal, it’s precarious to try and cycle along as they’re practically less than a metre wide.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve come across the following proposed feature <a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Obstacle">
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Obstacle</a> which didn’t seem to get traction - though could be useful.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I think I’ve just added a barrier node to cover off routing engines/some renders + as accurate a surface value as you can but they’ve always had a viable, not too out of the way, alternative route.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If there’s literally no trace of the path any more, I’d be more inclined to report it to the local council RoW officer before mapping something that doesn’t exist on the ground.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Gareth<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:ajt1047@gmail.com">Andy Townsend</a><br>
<b>Sent: </b>29 September 2020 13:51<br>
<b>To: </b><a href="mailto:talk-gb@openstreetmap.org">talk-gb@openstreetmap.org</a><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Talk-GB] Blocked / overgrown / inaccessible footpaths and bridleways<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello,<br>
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How do people normally map things like "I know there is a public <br>
footpath that goes through here but it is currently inaccessible"?<br>
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A taginfo search finds a few candidates:<br>
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<a href="https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org.uk/search?q=overgrown#values">https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org.uk/search?q=overgrown#values</a><br>
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<a href="https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org.uk/search?q=inaccessible#values">https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org.uk/search?q=inaccessible#values</a><br>
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<a href="https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org.uk/search?q=blocked#values">https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org.uk/search?q=blocked#values</a><br>
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So far <a href="https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/overgrown">https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/overgrown</a> seems the
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nearest (it's undocumented but mentioned on <br>
<a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Hiking">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Hiking</a> ). However, I'm sure that
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there are examples that I've missed. Most seem to be used within note <br>
tags which can of course contain any old text - are there any actual <br>
non-note tags and values that are used for this that I'm missing?<br>
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Best Regards,<br>
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Andy<br>
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