Tag:shelter_type=lean_to
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 shelter_type = lean_to
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A lean-to is a shed with typically three walls located in the countryside intended for camping. 
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Description
A 
lean-to is a shed with typically three walls located in the countryside intended for camping.
Required properties :
- Rough shelter with typically three walls found in the countryside
- The access is usually restricted to foot, mountain bike or ski.
- Free rent, open to the public
- Not fully closed, at least one open wall
- Has floor, suitable for sleeping only with proper equipment to prevent cold and bugs
- No fireplace inside
- Normally made of wood.
- Optional owner access through restricted tracks might still be possible.
Tagging
amenity=shelter
shelter_type=lean_to
Other useful generic tags :
- ele=* elevation
- name=* name
- capacity=* sleeping capacity
- description=* fill more information with text
- operator=* typically used to indicate huts owned or maintained by a specific organisation. E.g. administration of forest or national parks.
When hiking people need water. Consider making sure that all streams, rivers and lakes near the shelter are also mapped.
Examples
A typical lean-to in the Adirondacks, U.S.
German flavour of a lean-to
Lasikangas, Raahe, Finland
Gapahuk, Norway
Rendering
See Proposed_features/wilderness_mountain_buildings#Rendering.
See also
- Complete proposal Proposed_features/Lean_to
- Proposed features/wilderness_mountain_buildings