Hiking

Hiking

Description

About tagging of ways, points and areas related to hiking.

Tags

This is a Feature page which provides an introduction to how to map Hiking. To view and contribute to the tagging discussion see the discussion page.

This page is concerned with tagging of ways, points and areas related to hiking. See Walking Routes to tag walking/hiking routes, and Hiking Map for rendered maps.

Contents 1 Tagging ways and points 2 Proposed_features 3 Applications 4 See Also

Tagging ways and points

• highway=path - preferably used for hiking path in a rural environment
• highway=footway - used for hiking route in an urban environment
  • There is no global consensus about the above distinction between rural and urban footpaths. In some places most rural footpaths are tagged with highway=path (e.g. Teutoburger Wald in Germany) and in some places most rural footpaths are tagged with highway=footway (e.g. South Downs in the UK). So consult your local osm-community or the local map to know which tags to use where.
  • Follow the photo guide for help with tagging.
• sac_scale=* - difficulty rating of hiking path.
• trail_visibility=* - visibility of the path: marks, ground visibility.
• incline=* - defining the incline of a way, and whether it's direction is up or downhill.
• natural=peak - To tag summits. Additional tags: name=* ele=*
• natural=volcano - To tag volcanos
• natural=water - Area of permanent water, lakes, etc. Additional tags: name=* ele=*
• mountain_pass=* - To tag any type of mountain passes (with or without way passing thru)
• tourism=viewpoint
• tourism=information + information=guidepost - For information sign to help choose direction
• tourism=alpine_hut - Building typically situated in mountains providing shelter and often food and beverages to visitors

Additional tags: heating=fireplace capacity=* access=public mattress=yes toilets=yes

• amenity=shelter - A shelter against bad weather. Additional tag: shelter_type=*
• ele=* - elevation above sea level of any Point of Interest in meters (such as "1820" without the unit)
• natural=spring - A place where ground water flows naturally from the ground
• amenity=drinking_water - A source of drinking (potable) water
• place=locality - An unpopulated, named place. In addition to name=*
• amenity=parking - A place for parking cars. Here starts the hiking :-)
• barrier=gate - Gates, for example to get through fenced areas.
• checkpoint=hiking - Checkpoints to validate completion of tours
• Relation:destination_sign
• tourism=picnic_site - Simple fireplace, probably no floor or walls, doesn't help sleeping

Proposed_features

• Proposed_features/wilderness_mountain_buildings A more precise list for mountain shelters.
  • alpine_hut
  • wilderness_hut
  • basic_hut
  • lean_to
• Proposed features: Massif
• Proposed features: Valley
• Proposed relation: Region Topographical use: mountain range / massive / mountain/ valleys (?) See above.
• Proposed features: Hazard warning
• Proposed features/trailblazed

Applications

• OpenTrail
• Managing waypoints with OSM
• Making Your Own Hiking Maps With Kosmos
• hikingbook.pl

See Also

• An 80 days hike/mapping party (!) in the Alps, along the Via Alpina, in Summer 2012!
• Hiking Map
• HikingBikingMaps
• Wanderwege
• Walking Routes
• Trails
• Relief maps
• Route altitude profiles SRTM
• Elevation and height
• average tracks
• Talk about highway=path vs highway=footway.