[OSM-talk] Cycleway VS Track

[Florian Steiper]

Hello,

my first post here  :)

for a small introduction, I bought a nüvi a few weeks ago, got addicted, 
found out about openstreetmap, needed a device that could record traces 
and now own a Vista Hcx and am happy with it..

Now I am cycling around the area here and am trying to improve the cycle 
network as I see it as an unique application that is hard to match with 
other (commercial) products.

So I found out about how to make relations.. just select everything you 
want, set the proper tags and there you go.. I also tagged a longer 
relation already with maybe 30km.

Now comes the question :)

Many of the cycle routes in the area are not running on dedicated 
cycle-ways. Most of them use "wirtschaftswege", small roads that are 
usually forbidden for motor traffic, but farmers are allowed to use them.
When you enter such a way the sign in front of it usually says "no 
passing for motor vehicles, farming vehicles and bikes allowed".

My understanding is that such a way should be tagged as track with a grade.

I have a map from the local authorities with very short cycle routes 
that lead from one village to another. They mostly use those "tracks".

Should I tag the ways as tracks and create a relation for every route 
(maybe 2-5km long) or is there  a better way to handle this ?

ciao

  Florian