[Tagging] highway=path, path=hiking

[SomeoneElse]

On 16/07/2011 14:18, Steve Bennett wrote:
> Hi all,
>    I just came across this tag in taginfo, but there's no description
> in any wiki. Anyone know the story? Is this a good way to describe
> hiking paths, and to distinguish well-constructed walking paths from
> rough, narrow hiking trails?
>
> Steve
>
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"highway=path, path=hiking" doesn't say any more to me than 
"highway=footway" on its own would.