[OSM-talk] Tracks and there place in society

[Richard Mann]

Ben - you end up with one of three things:
highway=track+tracktype=whatever+designation=public_footpath (or whatever)
highway=track+tracktype=whatever
highway=track+access=private

If it's got a simple private / keep out sign, then use access=private.
This renders.

Anything else, you can probably access with anything except a private
car (not because it's banned, just because of the potential damage).
Whether you want to probably depends on the tracktype (which renders)
and whether it goes anywhere (which renders).

If you want to know about the subtle distinction between a Right of
Way and a dunno-seems-to-be-ok track, use the designation tag (or
umpteen access tags), and look at Free-map, or render it yourself.

In summary - access=private is for tracks that declare themselves to
be exclusively for private access, not for things that are merely
privately-owned.