<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Hi,<br><br></div>Public footpaths in the United Kingdom have been discussed at length and are detailed on the wiki:<br><br><a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/UK_public_rights_of_way#Tagging_Access_Provisions" target="_blank">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/UK_public_rights_of_way#Tagging_Access_Provisions</a><br>
<br><a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/UK_access_provisions" target="_blank">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/UK_access_provisions</a><br><br></div>In summary, for a Public Footpath:<br><br>* tag the highway as per what it physically looks like (e.g. highway=track, highway=service, highway=footway) <br>
* then add designation=public_footpath to describe the legal designation of the way. <br>* Access tags are then optional. In the case of a public footpath access=no/private + foot=designated/yes would be a valid way of tagging (i.e. close off access to all transport types and then overwrite for people on foot, as per the access hierarchy)<br>
<br></div><div>The exception to the rule is if you tag the route as highway=path. In this case access tags are required.<br></div><div><br></div>Regards,<br>Rob<br>
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