Hi, its "tourism=information; information=guide_post;name=The Trail Name" on a node next to the trail exactly where the physical sign is.
Then, attach the trail segments + the trail marker node to the route relation. Cheers, Sam On 7/2/10, Val Kartchner <val...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, 2010-06-26 at 20:50 -0400, Greg Troxel wrote: >> Val Kartchner <val...@gmail.com> writes: >> > I've wanted to tag the trail heads for the paths I've added. I've >> > searched for such a tag in the wiki with no luck. It would be like the >> > tag for parking: An area would indicate parking as well while a point >> > may indicate parking. >> >> trailhead as a point is an interesting concept, and hard to pin down. >> It seems to apply to bigger trails more than anything else. >> Conceptually, what distinguishes something you'd call a trailhead? To >> me, a trailhead doesn't necessarily have good parking, but somehow >> stands out as a hike start/end location because the trail that comes to >> the road is particularly important. >> >> If a trailhead is just amenity=parking and information=board, we have a >> way to represent those. >> >> So I think what's really missing is some way to label some >> highway=footway as more important than others. > > I've been thinking about this question for a few days. Maybe the only > way to distinguish a trailhead is that it has been designated as this by > some trail authority. > > For instance, the Ogden River Parkway > (http://weberpathways.org/trails_display.asp?ID=30 ) crosses several > streets but only certain places are designated trailheads. On the West > Haven Trail (http://weberpathways.org/trails_display.asp?ID=32 ) the > trailhead is located where there is public parking and a paved trail > (not a sidewalk) all of the way to the Weber River Parkway. > > What other way could we use to designate trailheads? Many GPS units > have icons and searches for trailheads. What criteria do they use? > > - Val - > > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > -- Twitter: @Acrosscanada Blogs: http://acrosscanadatrails.posterous.com/ http://Acrosscanadatrails.blogspot.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sam.vekemans Skype: samvekemans IRC: irc://irc.oftc.net #osm-ca Canadian OSM channel (an open chat room) @Acrosscanadatrails _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
