> I think it makes no sense to call a dirt path, open to more than 1 user > group, anything other than a path
It is very common to tag dirt footpaths as highway=footway in most parts of the world, if the path is designed for and used by people on foot. For example, here in Indonesia there are never signs that say you can't ride a bicycle on the highway=footway that connect mountain villages, but they are certainly not designed for bicycles and would be extremely technically challenging on a MTB. Horses are not prohibited either, but there are no horses in the area. So I map these paths as highway=footway In the USA I would think it reasonable to use highway=footway for dirt single-track trails designed for travel on foot, even if bicycles or horses are not specifically prohibited. I would use highway=path for MUPs (multi-use paths) that are specifically designed for use by both people on bikes and people walking or riding horses, along with the appropriate access tags. Also, I don't think this page is authoritative: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/United_States_roads_tagging Note at the top is says "There is conflicting information on this topic at several places. Please see Talk:Highway tag usage and the Talk-US Mailing List for discussion." On 4/19/19, brad <bradha...@fastmail.com> wrote: > Everywhere I've been in the US or Canada a dirt 'way' too narrow for a 4 > wheel vehicle is called a trail, path, or single track. For the most > part they are appropriately (IMO) tagged as path. Unfortunately the wiki > says this for highway:path (the highlighting is mine): > > /A non-specific path. //*Use **highway=footway > <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dfootway>**for paths > mainly for walkers, **highway=cycleway > <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dcycleway>**for one > also usable by cyclists, **highway=bridleway > <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dbridleway>**for ones > available to horse riders as well as walkers *//and //highway=track > <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dtrack>//for ones > which is passable by agriculture or similar vehicles./ > > I think it makes no sense to call a dirt path, open to more than 1 user > group, anything other than a path. Since about 98% of the trail > tagging that I've seen seems to agree, Is there consensus on this? > Perhaps if the international group likes the description as is, a > clarification on the US road tagging wiki page? > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/United_States_roads_tagging > _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
