[OSM-talk] Cycle network nodes and mountain passes

[Richard Fairhurst]

Hi all,

I've just added support for a couple more tags to cycle.travel's 
directions and thought it worth mentioning here - everyone likes seeing 
their mapping being used. :)

First up, cycle.travel now includes 'knooppunten' (cycle node networks) 
in turn-by-turn directions. These are found in the Netherlands, Belgium 
and parts of Germany, and help you navigate dense cycle route networks. 
Here's an example:

	https://cycle.travel/map/journey/51597

This picks up rcn_ref= or lcn_ref= tags on nodes.

It also includes mountain passes in the turn-by-turn directions, for 
people who like riding somewhere hillier:

	https://cycle.travel/map/journey/51600

These are nodes (on highways) tagged natural=saddle or mountain_pass=yes 
with a name tag. If there's an ele tag, this will be output too.

Live in Western Europe now; will be in North America in the next update 
in a week or so's time. cycle.travel mapping and routing is updated from 
OSM roughly once a month. And thanks to everyone who has added 
knooppunten and mountain pass info to OSM!

cheers
Richard