Shouldn't you just put in the path and tag it like it shows here ->
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tagging_samples/out_of_town#Footpath ?

-- 
John Wesley Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
SwaJime's Cove


On Fri, 2008-12-05 at 10:40 +0000, David Ebling wrote:
> If there is no bridge or ford, I would suggest that there is nothing that 
> should be marked on the map. If the path crosses over the stream, it should 
> be obvious that the stream has to be crossed, but that it is normally 
> possible. I suppose you could tag the node shared by both with something that 
> you feel reflects the situation, but I can't imagine what a renderer would do 
> with it.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> --- On Fri, 5/12/08, Stefan Breunig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > From: Stefan Breunig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Re: [OSM-newbies] How to map a place that allows to cross a 
> > waterway=stream
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [email protected]
> > Date: Friday, 5 December, 2008, 9:06 AM
> > That could work although it won't be visible on a
> > "drawn" map. Well,
> > it was visible before only in mapnik's highest zoom
> > level when you
> > looked closely.
> > 
> > Thanks
> > Greetings
> > xeen
> > 
> > On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 09:25, David Ebling
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > I'd map it with a trail going straight over,
> > sharing a node with the stream. Just like a level crossing
> > between a railway line and a road.
> > >
> > > Or did I misunderstand?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Dave
> > >
> > >
> > > --- On Thu, 4/12/08, Stefan Breunig
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > >> From: Stefan Breunig
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >> Subject: [OSM-newbies] How to map a place that
> > allows to cross a waterway=stream
> > >> To: [email protected]
> > >> Date: Thursday, 4 December, 2008, 9:02 PM
> > >> The problem is:
> > >> There's a small waterway=stream and there are
> > trails
> > >> from both sides,
> > >> but there is no bridge or ford or anything else
> > that would
> > >> ease
> > >> crossing the stream. It's just a place without
> > bushes
> > >> and trees and
> > >> the stream is relatively small so crossing is
> > easier. How
> > >> should I tag
> > >> this feature so it allows routing software to
> > understand?
> > >> It's easily
> > >> understandable for humans that this place is
> > probably
> > >> suitable for
> > >> crossing since there are trails from both sides,
> > but that
> > >> there's no
> > >> special "thing" that allows that.
> > However,
> > >> navigation software of
> > >> course won't route there.
> > >> Any ideas?
> > >>
> > >> Thanks!
> > >> xeen
> > >>
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