[Talk-us] Reference numbers to use for hiking trail route relations

[tj-osmwiki at lowsnr.net]

Thanks Kevin.

Only problem now is identifying the authority. I suspect it's Idaho Panhandle National
Forests but will have to investigate further.

Roger the pack trail - will give it some consideration.


On Sun, Oct 11, 2020 at 08:42:32PM -0400, Kevin Kenny wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 11, 2020 at 6:09 PM Mark Brown <tj-osmwiki at lowsnr.net> wrote:
> 
> > Just mapping some of the trails in the Cabinet Mountains in the Idaho
> > panhandle, from the US Topo Maps. Noticed that the trails have numbers.
> > What should I put in the "ref" for the route relation?
> 
> 
> It's perfectly acceptable to put a trail number in 'ref' on a route
> relation.  And while the presets only offer 'lwn' 'rwn', 'nwn', 'iwn', I'd
> say that in North American practice, putting in the name of the authority
> that assigned the 'ref' would be appropriate in 'network=*', particularly
> in regions where multiple networks may be overlaid.
> 
> 
> > Also, some of the trails are marked as Pack Trails but there is no
> > documented tag in the wiki. Would adding "pack=yes" be acceptable?
> >
> 
> What is a 'Pack Trail'? One graded for livestock, so that a pack mule
> (horse, llama, etc.) can be brought along?  Would 'horse=yes' (or maybe
> some other value if pack animals are OK but riding animals is forbidden)
> cover it? In which case, also consider making the way a bridleway and and
> having a route=horse as well as a route=hiking relation.
> 
> -- 
> 73 de ke9tv/2, Kevin