[OSM-newbies] Slippy map with route overlay?

[Richard Weait]

On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 1:46 PM, Dave F. <davefox at madasafish.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> Intro: I have very little knowledge of web page creation but willing to
> learn.
>
> There is a local interest website that I think would benefit from an OSM
> slippy map.
> I've worked out how to get a basic map with mapnik rendering from the
> Export tab on the map website.
>
> This site is for a proposed path on a disused rail track.
> I would like to emphasis this route on the map. Is there a simple way to
> do this?

Right.  Cyclemap makes this look deceptively easy.  Beautiful and
functional with a lot of technology going on in the background.

How about something a little simpler than rendering your own map with
custom rules.  Rejo made it easy to put a default OSM Mapnik map in
your web page, and then overlay your gpx track file using openlayers.
This would relieve you of having to do any custom rendering, but you
will have to record / create a suitable gpx trackfile.

The details are here.
https://rejo.zenger.nl/topo/embed-osm-and-track-in-webpage.php

An example is here.
http://weait.com/content/easy-osm-your-gpx-tracks