[Tagging] "new" highway tag for small and informal footpaths; trail

Tobias Knerr osm at tobias-knerr.de
Fri Oct 22 17:28:48 BST 2010


John Smith wrote:
> Isn't this what highway=path or highway=track is for?

highway=track is for ways that are wide enough for two-tracked vehicles.

highway=path is indeed what would currently be used for informal
footpaths. But it can also be used to describe intentionally built, well
maintained and paved ways.

Because the difference between ways that would currently be tagged as a
"path" can be very significant, it makes sense to split small informal
footpaths into their own highway category.

Tobias Knerr



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