[Talk-GB] Ways with path vs footway

[Adam Snape]

Hi

They're alternative tagging schemes:
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Classic_vs_Alternative_tagging_schemes_in_use_in_the_United_Kingdom

IME footway/cycleway/bridleway etc are much more common in the UK and I
can't say I ever use path. If you are using it, do bear in mind that it
needs to be combined with access tags to describe the permitted access.
Routers differ in their default access assumptions for highway=path.

KInd regards,

Adam



On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 at 12:46, Mat Attlee <mattattlee at gmail.com> wrote:

> I was looking at the map for Wanstead Park after a recent survey and
> noticed the ways are a mix of path and footway and I'm wondering what is
> the right approach? Am I correct in assuming that footway is generally used
> for dedicated and often paved footpaths whilst the unpaved parts in the
> park would be better modelled as a path?
>
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