[OSM-talk] Map Features tagging question

[Nick Whitelegg]

I'm trying to decide how to use the Map Features tagging scheme to distinguish 
between different types of path in the New Forest. For three of the four 
broad path types, I've got some sensible tags but for the fourth, I'm a 
little unsure as to what to use.

The New Forest is unlike most countryside areas in that there are no rights of 
way as such, but a lot of permissive, unofficial tracks. To my mind there are 
four categories:

1. The signed cycle paths, almost universally gravel tracks (the 'new forest 
cycle path' in osmeditor2):
foot=permissive; horse=permissive; bicycle=permissive; highway=unsurfaced

(Note that I use 'highway=unsurfaced' to denote gravel tracks or similar, both 
in and out of the New Forest)

2. Other gravel tracks not accessible to bikes (the 'new forest track' in 
osmeditor2)
foot=permissive; horse=permissive; highway=unsurfaced

3. Main paths, very well defined but definitely paths, not tracks:
foot=permissive; horse=permissive; highway=bridleway

4. Paths which are definitely recognisable as paths (not fire breaks, deer 
tracks, rough/churned up forestry tracks, etc) but narrower than 3. 

With this category the question is what to do with the 'highway' tag. I want 
something to distinguish the fact that it's a *narrow* path. I had two ideas:

highway=small_path

or 

highway=bridleway; width=narrow

Any comments on this?

Thanks,
Nick