[Talk-GB] Bridleway or track?

[phil at trigpoint.me.uk]

On Monday, 11 March 2019, Warin wrote:
> On 11/03/19 10:45, Martin Wynne wrote:
> >> There's clearly no evidence of 4 wheeled vehicles, so it should be 
> >> marked as a bridleway, but It's advisable to check the whole length 
> >> as sections can be used by vehicles such as agricultural ones to get 
> >> between adjacent fields.
> >
> > It's a public bridleway, with the usual "evidence", so no argument 
> > about that.
> >
> > But is it highway=bridleway or highway=track?
> >
> > There is evidence of recent wheeled use, which I think was a tractor 
> > gaining access across the adjacent fields for the purpose of 
> > hedge-trimming alongside it. It clearly was once a vehicular track.
> >
> > What I think I'm getting at is this -- is the highway= tag intended to 
> > represent the physical appearance, or the intended use?
> 
> Arr ..
> I'd tag the present use.
> 
> highway=track
> motor_vehicle=private?
> horse=yes
> surface=unpaved
> 
> Where the 'wheeled use' is not evident then I'd tag highway=bridleway etc
> 
Access tags for a bridleway in the UK or in my experience  England and Wales should be horse=designated, foot=designated and bicycle=designated. As Andy mentioned the important tag is designation=public_bridleway.

Phil (trigpoint)

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