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

[Ralf Kleineisel]

On 10/22/2010 06:31 PM, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer wrote:
> 2010/10/22 John Smith <deltafoxtrot256 at gmail.com>:
>> Isn't this what highway=path or highway=track is for?
> 
> 
> No, in the case of path this is a common misconception, and in the
> case of track: where did you get this idea from? 

This is not a misconception. The wiki says for paths "If a path is wide
enough for four-wheel-vehicles, and it is not legally signposted or
otherwise only allowed for pedestrians, cyclists or horseriders, it is
often better tagged as a highway=track. "