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

[Joseph Eisenberg]

Many of the old "pack trail" labeled features near my home-town are now
overgrown and barely usable. I would be skeptical about the utility of this
tag - mappers will need to survey the trail in person before suggesting
that it is currently suitable for horse, mules or other pack animals.

-Joseph Eisenberg

On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 10:02 AM stevea <steveaOSM at softworkers.com> wrote:

> brad <bradhaack at fastmail.com> wrote
> > I think I've seen old usgs topo maps, or perhaps FS maps with trails
> labeled as pack trails.   Not quite sure what it means, probably nothing
> anymore.   Perhaps the OSM person just used the info from the old map.
>
> A "pack trail" is suitable for pack animals, such as donkeys or horses for
> carrying "in" supplies, building materials or hauling "out" garbage, ore
> waste or the like.  It is more substantial than a "single-track" trail for
> a bipedal human, but may or may not be suitable for an off-road vehicle
> like an off-road motorcycle, all-terrain-vehicle / four-runner or other
> high-clearance, two-axle vehicle.  It is a common phrase seen on maps of
> the 19th and 20th centuries, but has fallen somewhat out of favor, though
> is still seen and used.
>
> SteveA
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