Sounds like you have 2 issues here? 1. someone has created a way (probably from a GPS recorded walk) with no regard for the fact that some (or all) of the ways were already in OSM, and 2. how those ways are named?
Issue 1: I have come across this from time-to-time and it is a p-i-t-a fixing it up - but has to be done. This involves deleting the new way where a way already existed, creating new ones where they don't, then creating the route relation. Issue 2: Is also something I come across with the Munda Biddi Trail and Bibbulmun Track in WA. Original mappers of these ways and relations have in some cases named (for example) a forestry fire trail "Munda Biddi Trail" because the Munda Biddi uses the existing way. I don't believe this is correct and usually delete the name off the way. However, when a new piece of single-trail has been built just for the Munda Biddi, I believe it *is* correct to name that way Munda Biddi Trail. Ian > > HI, > > On some paths route signs have been used to 'name' the path. > > > One example is the 'Great North Walk', a Sydney to Newcastle walking route, > where many of the paths existed before the route was created. I think this is a > combination of mistaking the route signage as the track name and route > relations not rendering. > > > In the Blue Mountains some paths have more than one OSM way - each with > different 'name', at least some of these are routes that may, I repeat may, not > be the true path name. > > > Example > > Way 1199677262 - 'Grand Clifftop Walk' > > Way 22761613 - 'Overcliff Track' Note NPWS route 'Overcliff-Undercliff track' .. > the over cliff track is mapped separately in OSM. A route relation could be > made with both these tracks and a website link.. > > -------------------------- > > In the Blue Mts where there are overlayed ways and one of them is a route I > think it would be best to remove that way and include the remaining way in a > route relation .. I think most of this is the 'Great Cliff Top Walk' route and that > would then remove the double overlayed ways. . > > > Thoughts/comments ??? > > > _______________________________________________ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au