Tag:surface=dirt

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Public-images-osm logo.svg surface = dirt
Dirt path beyond bike trail.png
Description
Used for where surface is exposed earth/soil/dirt but it is not sand or gravel or rock. Edit this description in the wiki page. Edit this description in the data item.
Group: properties
Used on these elements
should not be used on nodesmay be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)should not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Status: de facto

Used for where surface is exposed earth/soil/dirt but it is not sand or gravel or rock. Note that some roads correctly tagged in OSM as surface=compacted are sometimes referred to as "dirt road".

Likely an exact synonym of surface=earth. Some mappers may use various distinctions between surface=dirt and surface=earth - but no systematic difference is to be expected.

See Key:surface for overview of all surfaces including paved ones.

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