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

[M∡rtin Koppenhoefer]

2010/10/22 Craig Wallace <craigw84 at fastmail.fm>:

> Yes, "trail" is an even more ambiguous word than "path". It can refer to
> just about anything that isn't a paved road. So it might be a forest track,
> or a hiking path, or a mountain bike trail etc. And it might be an official,
> signposted route or it might not.
> See for example http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail
>
> So best to avoid using "trail", as people will assume it applies many
> different things.


OK, thank you for this comment. So I'd propose highway=informal or
highway=informal_path

cheers,
Martin