[talk-au] Unconnected ways

[Warin]

On 26/11/21 7:16 am, Tom Brennan wrote:
> Quick question on unconnected ways.
>
> I've just mapped one:
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1006252416
> Probably best viewed in edit mode with an aerial photo underlay.
>
> This way is a physical path between two open grassed areas that 
> themselves have no discernible paths. So at this stage, all I have 
> mapped is the path, and it connects to nothing.
>
> Obviously it would be easy enough to connect up the two ends - one to 
> Westminster Rd, and the other to the track near the Field of Mars 
> Environmental Education Centre. This is the "natural" route, and 
> certainly one that people walk. However, there's nothing on the ground 
> to suggest that I should do that.
>
> Thoughts welcome.
>
>

Same problem where a bushwalking route uses a beach. I was told IIRC it 
is ok to use highway=path with trail_visibility=no.