[OSM-talk] footway vs. path [Was: highway=track and motorcar=yes/no]

[Rainer Dorsch]

Am Mittwoch, 5. November 2008 schrieb Alex Mauer:
> Rainer Dorsch wrote:
> > I am wondering what is the difference between footway and path? sac_scale
> > on http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Map_Features seems to apply
> > for both. Does that mean a mountain hiking path can be a path or a
> > footway?
> >
> > Are paths larger than footways?
> >
> > Is it for paths required that any other vehicle/horse can use the path
> > otherwise it is a footway?
>
> There is no defined physical difference between footway and path.  The
> difference is that footways are primarily or exclusively for use by foot
> traffic, while paths are not.
>

That seems to be in contrast to josm presets:

In Presets->Ways all Hiking paths are highway=path, none of them is 
highway=footway.

Rainer


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