Key:snowmobile

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snowmobile
Description
Used to describe the legal access for snowmobiles. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: restrictions
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesmay be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)should not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Useful combination
See also
Status: in use
More details at taginfo
Tools for this tag

snowmobile=* is used to describe the legal access for snowmobiles.

Values

Value Description
no No access for snowmobiles.
designated A preferred or designated route for a snowmobiles.
yes Granted access.
permissive Open to general snowmobile traffic by owners permission. Might include a fee.
private Only with permission of the owner on an individual basis.

Guidance for tags usage

A table below defines how snowmobile tag should be used with other useful tags describing the route. However, different laws in different countries cause different tagging.

Route tagging

Finland

  • Off-road traffic by snowmobiles is generally forbidden and allowed only by land-owners permission. Traffic on public roads is forbidden except for some special cases.
  • There are designated routes for general snowmobile traffic (snowmobile=designated). These routes are included in landuse planning and traffic on these routes is legally equal to highway traffic (but snowmobiles only).
  • Some landowners have granted public access on snowmobiles on some routes or parts of their land either directly, via municipality or via local snowmobile club or another operator (snowmobile=permissive). There might be a fee one has to pay (toll=snowmobile).
  • Routes that require individual permission from landowner or permission is bound to membership to a club with strict policy who is accepted as member (snowmobile=private).
  • Snowmobile traffic on ice covered waterways is generally legal and free (snowmobile=yes + ice_road=yes).
snowmobile toll ice_road operator website Description
designated - - optional optional A preferred or designated route for a snowmobiles
permissive - - optional optional A route without any fee
permissive snowmobile - optional optional A route with fee specified by operator
private - - optional optional Private, no public access
yes - yes optional optional Ice route
yes - - optional optional undefined granted access
no - - - - No access for snowmobile

Sweden

  • Off-road traffic by snowmobiles is generally allowed when the ground is covered by snow. Traffic on public roads is forbidden except for some special cases.
  • There are designated routes for general snowmobile traffic (snowmobile=designated). These are almost always marked by red crosses. These routes are included in landuse planning and traffic on these routes is legally equal to highway traffic (but snowmobiles only). Trails is often maintained by local snowmobile clubs, and paying membership fees is often preferred, but not mandatory, for using the trails.
  • Unofficial snowmobile routes should be marked as snowmobile=yes.
  • Snowmobile traffic on ice covered waterways is generally legal (snowmobile=yes or snowmobile=designated + ice_road=yes).


snowmobile toll ice_road grade operator website Description
designated - - optional optional optional A preferred or designated route for a snowmobiles
designated - yes optional optional optional A preferred or designated route for a snowmobiles, on ice
permissive - - optional optional optional A route without any fee
permissive snowmobile - optional required required A route with fee speficied by operator
private - - optional optional optional Private, no public access.
yes - yes optional optional optional Ice route
yes - - optional optional optional undefined granted access
no - - - - - No access for snowmobile, can be used on ways or areas.

Guidance for grades

Grade is used to define the quality of the trail. If trail not set, it renders like grade=3.

snowmobile grade Description
designated 1 Not used.
designated 2 Poor trail, no grooming, seldom used.
designated 3 Ordinary trail.
designated 4 Good trail, often groomed or regional route.
designated 5 Very good trail, at least 2 snowmobiles wide, often groomed, regional or national route.
yes 1 Possible, unofficial trail, seldom used, "untrailed" or not for newbies.
yes 2 Small unofficial trail, or easy accessed unused trail.
yes 3 Ordinary unofficial trail, or official trail running on public road.
yes 4 Good unofficial trail, or official trail running on public road.
yes 5 Very good unofficial trail, or official trail running on public road.
permissive 1 Not used.
permissive 2 Poor trail, no grooming, seldom used.
permissive 3 Ordinary trail.
permissive 4 Good trail, often groomed or regional route.
permissive 5 Very good trail, at least 2 snowmobiles wide, often groomed, regional or national route.

POI Tagging

snowmobile=yes/no can be applied with other useful tags to describe the legal access to points of interest.

Tag Description
amenity=fuel Fuel stations.
amenity=shelter Shelters, such as lean to's or basic huts.
tourism=wilderness_hut A wilderness hut.

Maps

Standard openstreetmap maps do not show snowmobile routes. There are special maps:

Mapping snowmobile shops

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