OpenStreetMap
Elgin Hiking Trail
Posted by Allan Sharpe on 30 January 2019 in English. Last updated on 9 February 2019.Relation 3444486 is out dated. Do not know whether to fix it up or create a whole new one. The relation was created by someone in Denmark. Need to figure out which way to go. Also want to change a side trail in relation so it stands out. Looking for someone locally to help either fix relation or create new one.
Discussion
Comment from Warin61 on 30 January 2019 at 23:15
Repair and fix.
This then keeps the history of it so people can see where it came from.
I’d make the ‘side trail’ an ‘alternative route’ - separate relation and then include that relation in the primary one .. works better in https://hiking.waymarkedtrails.org/#route?id=3444486&map=11!42.7573!-81.2282 for things like downloading the GPX/KML flies.
See https://hiking.waymarkedtrails.org/#route?id=1388126&map=9!-33.3964!151.4204 ‘sections’ for how they come out.
Comment from Allan Sharpe on 9 February 2019 at 04:20
Thanks for the advice Warin61. Will create a child relation when I am comfortable to do so. As I get into it, I am understanding. Cannot really find any good examples of hooking the path to a road to walk along then back on path. I need some relation tutorial that are not polygons but hiking trails with links into and out of roads.
Comment from Warin61 on 9 February 2019 at 07:42
Don’t know if you’ll find what your looking for … but a source of OSM hiking trails is the link I gave above..
Arr .. the BNT uses lots of roads
osm.org/way/256691095 Section of road used by the BNT
osm.org/way/186852687#map=16/-35.8675/148.6326 section of track leading west from the above section of road
osm.org/way/256691094#map=14/-35.8669/148.6400 the section of track leading south from the first section (road).
The BNT is big - and long ~5,000km.