[Tagging] Bridleway/hiking trail/bike track tags

Masi Master masi-master at gmx.de
Fri Jul 12 13:17:50 UTC 2013


Am 11.07.2013, 23:26 Uhr, schrieb fly <lowflight66 at googlemail.com>:

> Am 11.07.2013 23:02, schrieb fly:
>> Am 11.07.2013 22:55, schrieb Masi Master:
>>> Am 11.07.2013, 16:06 Uhr, schrieb fly <lowflight66 at googlemail.com>:
>>>
>>>> Am 10.07.2013 20:34, schrieb doug brown:
>>>>>  I wish to map the trails in a state park, many of which are multiple
>>>>> use horse trails, hiking trails, and mountain biking trails.  What
>>>>> tagging scheme would be appropriate for these trails?
>>>>
>>>> I stopped using *ways as values and only use path with
>>>> bicycle/foot/horse=(official/)designated/yes/no.
>>>
>>> I think, it is nice to see for who the trail is made for! So I would
>>> prefer bridleway & cycleway etc. (A minor problem is the
>>> high-ranking/strict default-value (i mean "designated"), better it is
>>> only *=yes)
>
> You can not often tell for who the ways are mode for. Many are multiuse
> , some change over the seasons and it always needs on personal
> conditions and abilities.

Thats right, outside of towns an villages there are normaly unpaved  
trails. And nearly all of them are normal multiuse trails.

But paved trials or paths can be assigned to footway or cycleway. Or a  
trail with very soft (sand or mud) surface to bridleway. It also depends a  
bit on access-signs.



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