Tag:highway=footway

+/- highway=footway Description For designated footpaths, i.e. mainly/exclusively for pedestrians. Used on these elements Useful combination name=* access=* surface=* lit=* Implies foot=designated Access-Restrictions Maxspeeds Used combinations in World Australia/Oceania Europe (list) Asia (list) Central America (list) South America (list) Africa (list) Status Undefined

highway=footway is the general tag for mapping minor path used mainly or exclusively by pedestrians - for wide pedestrianised streets use highway=pedestrian. Consider using highway=path or highway=cycleway if use is not restricted to pedestrians. Where a path is primarily available for pedestrians but is also usable by bicycles then add bicycle=yes tag. Sidewalks (known as pavements in the UK) beside a highway can either be identified using sidewalk=* on the main highway tag or for more detailed mapping by using footway=sidewalk on a parallel way; see this overview page on sidewalks for a comparison between the two methods. Walking tracks and gravel paths which are not designated can be captured with highway=path + access=*-Tags and classified with sac_scale=* and trail_visibility=*.

Caution: In British English the term footway is the legal term for a path that is associated with and runs parallel to a road. In OSM the term is used for paths that are normally not beside a road and the term sidewalk is used for paths that are associated with a road.

How to map

To map a footway nothing else than a simple way is required. Add the highway=footway tag to it and a name=* if appropriate. You can combine this with some more access=* restriction tags. See Default Access-Restrictions,

Examples

Picture/Description	Tags	Mapnik	Osmarender
	highway=footway name=Schulweg bicycle=yes

See also

• Sidewalk
• footway=sidewalk
• footway=crossing
• UK public rights of way

Related terms: footway.