[Talk-GB] Long Distance Paths

[Andy Allan]

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 10:58 AM, SomeoneElse
<lists at mail.atownsend.org.uk> wrote:
> On 27/08/2010 08:50, Ian Spencer wrote:
>
> I don't think there is anyone rendering it explicitly at the moment,
> however, it would be trivial for someone to take the OpenCycleMap code and
> apply a similar style to an OpenWalkMap.
>
> I'm not entirely convinced it's that straightforward.  OpenCycleMapmakes
> extensive use of tags such as "lcn" and there isn't a corresponding one in
> widespread use* for long distance paths.

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> *unless of course anyone knows any different

Yep, there's tags to distinguish National / regional / local walking
routes, and they are in widespread use in many parts of the world, UK
included. The map that Frederik linked to shows three different types
of route (here in london, there's the Thames Path, Capital Ring and
Jubilee Walk as an example of each type). Also, the usage of the
different classes of walking route are already documented on the wiki,
at http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_United_Kingdom_Long_Distance_Paths

The nwn / rwn / lwn tags bear more than a passing resemblance to the
ncn / rcn / lcn tags! See also
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gravitystorm/2532998191/in/set-72157605315524068/
which I made in 2008.

Cheers,
Andy