Working on walking/cycling routes in Halton Ontario, and canoe routes in Algonquin Provincial Park.

Algonquin

https://openstreetbrowser.org/#map=11/45.6311/-78.6295&categories=custom/b6ebbe9a1ba6bf7608f56aaa1d308daf,paddling_amenities,paddling_hazards,paddling_routes

Algonquin Provincial Park does not have discrete “canoe routes”. Instead, there is one giant network consisting of over 2000km of inter-connected lakes, portages, streams, and rivers. “Algonquin Paddle Routes” is one giant Relation of type=route. It’s related to Ways of portage/paddle segments. osm.org/relation/15741183

type=route
name=Algonquin Park Canoe Routes Network
network=Algonquin Park Canoe Routes Network
network:type=rpn
route=canoe
canoe=yes

Portages are a Way. These are largely-complete footpaths. Eg osm.org/way/74719541

name=Canoe Lake to Joe Lake Portage (295m)
canoe=portage
highway=footway
length=* ?
lit=no ?

Paths across lakes are a Way (or several), connecting portages together on each end. Eg osm.org/way/1163707417

canoe=yes
name?
highway?
waterway?

Portages and Canoe Paths meet at a Put-in node. Eg osm.org/node/1912217342

canoe=put_in
access=yes?

References Of Art

• Lansing Grand Waterway: https://openstreetbrowser.org/#map=15/42.7314/-84.5539&categories=paddling_amenities,paddling_hazards,paddling_routes
• Haliburton Highlands Water Trails: https://openstreetbrowser.org/#paddling_routes/member:w1084308035&map=13/45.2125/-78.8426&categories=paddling_amenities,paddling_hazards,paddling_routes,custom/b6ebbe9a1ba6bf7608f56aaa1d308daf
• Trent-Severn Waterway: osm.org/relation/9212293#map=9/44.4985/-78.6443
• osm.wiki/Whitewater_sports
• osm.wiki/WikiProject_Whitewater_Maps#OpenSeaMap
• osm.wiki/Tag:route%3Dcanoe
• https://geohub.lio.gov.on.ca/datasets/mnrf::ontario-trail-network-otn-segment/explore?location=45.542829%2C-78.593202%2C12.83
• https://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/31449/how-do-i-map-a-canoe-route#31465