[OSM-newbies] howto mark a usable, but not designated mountain trail

[Alexandros Papadopoulos]

On 11 May 2011 10:18, Andre Engels <andreengels at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 11:13 AM, Pieren <pieren3 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> +1
>> Map the real trails, map the forest, map the physical obstacles (fences,
>> cliffs) if you like but don't map shortcuts in the forest or in the
>> grassland.

Yes, this is definitely the best strategy and I plan to delete the shortcut.

This will leave the map with an unfinished trail that stops
mid-forest. In the real world it's signposted further than that point,
back to a mapped area.

Should I:

1. Leave the half-mapped official trail as it is
2. Delete the whole trail
3. Enter inaccurate data in OSM by estimating how the path would go,
just to complete the cycle?

Unless I hear strong opinions to the contrary, I'll go with #1. It
won't look great on the map, but is the most accurate/responsible
option.

#2 would be a bit of a shame as the mapped official track is useful to
have on the GPS, as there are some tricky parts.

#3 would look nice and _probably_ not confuse people on the ground too
much, as there are signs there, but I'd rather stay away from such
shenanigans.

Thanks,

Alex