[OSM-talk] Tourist/Leisure Trails

[Blake Crosby]

simon at mungewell.org wrote:
> Hi all,
> There is already a page in the wiki for trails
> (http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Mapping/Features/Trail), but this
> is really just tagging a way with permitted usage (such as footpath,
> cyclepath, etc.).
> 
> Is there any way of marking a 'trail', where a marked route which may
> exist on other ways in part or as a whole?

I think following the current bus route tagging scheme might be a good 
start? A "trail" or "walking route" is no different than a cycling route 
and bus route..

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Key:route

Blake