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

[Alex Mauer]

On 10/25/2010 04:36 PM, Felix Hartmann wrote:
> Most people underestimate that for many informal looking trails, there
> are actually people caring to keep them in shape. Be it paid
> trailbuilders, hunters, forestry staff or simply residents that want to
> have a trail for unknown reason. There is nothing that makes a trail
> formal.

I wouldn’t consider simply walking on it and wearing a rut to be 
“formal” or “trailbuilding”.  Consider
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/File:Path-footyesbicycleno.jpg
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/File:06072009(045).jpg

I would consider those to be informal=yes, were I to use this tag.

—Alex Mauer “hawke”