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

[Pieren]

On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 3:45 PM, Ralf Kleineisel <ralf at kleineisel.de> wrote:

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> Then what do you think is the difference between "path" and "track
> grade5"? I think only the width.
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Not 'only'. If you see that the way is or has been used by 4 wheels
vehicules, then tag 'track', otherwise 'path'. Imagine a path inside a
forest (or in the mountain or whatever) is 4 meters wider for a short
distance (but very narrow before and after), don't change from 'path' to
'track' just because it is 4 meters wide. Think that 'track' can be used to
establish routes for 4wd's. If they are not connected to other tracks or
higher highways, it's not very helpfull.

Pieren
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