User:CMoffroad/Outdoor Tagging

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A set of recommended tags aimed at improving the outdoor network in Thailand, with a particular emphasis on hiking, 4WD, mountain biking, and dirt biking activities.

Derived from international best practices and the minor road classification guidelines of Thailand.

Recommended Tags

Unsigned legal access keys, such as motor_vehicle, foot, bicycle, and motorcycle, should not be used to indicate the conditions of a road or path. These access keys denote legal permissions, not physical attributes, and using them inappropriately can lead to confusion and inaccurate data.

highway

Indicates the type of road, street or path.

highway=* main function vehicles usability width
unclassified connecting settlements all incl. 4WD 2m+
residential access to housing all incl. 4WD 2m+
track agricultural or forestry all incl. 4WD 2m+
service access to buildings all incl. 4WD 2m+
path multi-purpose paths 2 wheels only < 2m
footway designated footpaths pedestrian only -
steps flights of steps on footway pedestrian only -

Additional values can be found at https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:highway#Roads

mtb:scale

Indicates the technical difficulty of a trail or segment with a mountain bike.

  • based on downhill direction and favorable conditions like sufficient daylight and dry ground, independent of perceived danger or driving speed
  • suitable for any double tracks / unpaved roads (0 to 1) or any paths / singletrails (0 to 6)
  • can be used for dirt biking sports like enduro (0 to 3), hard enduro (3 to 5)
mtb:scale=* surface obstacles bends max gradient
0 gravel/packed - wide mild
1 packed/loose small roots, stones and ruts wide < 40% (22°)
2 packed/loose large roots, stones and ruts wide hairpins < 70% (35°)
3 loose/talus boulders and large roots. tight hairpins, off-balance turns > 70% (35°)
4 loose/talus drags, debris and high steps bail like hairpins > 70% (35°)
5 loose/rock boulder fields, debris, and landslides bail like hairpins with obstacles > 70% (35°)
6 bare rock 2m+ steps, rock faces indistinguishable > 100% (45°)

More details can be found at https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:mtb:scale

Mtb scale examples julcnx v1.png

sac_scale

Indicates the technical difficulty of a trail or segment on foot.

  • suitable for any double tracks / unpaved roads (hiking) or any paths / singletrails
sac_scale=* danger use of hands recommended boots terrain
hiking - - - flat or mildly elevated
mountain_hiking may pose fall hazards - Hiking steady ascent
demanding_mountain_hiking areas secured with chains/ropes potentially needed Hiking loose scree, talus
alpine_hiking quite exposed needed in certain places Trekking steep grassy pitches, talus slopes
demanding_alpine_hiking exposed easy climbing sections Mountaineering rock scrambles, glaciers and snowfields
difficult_alpine_hiking severely exposed climbing pitches up to UIAA grade II Mountaineering craggy terrain, glaciers

More details can be found at https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:sac_scale

trail_visibility

Indicates the visibility level of a path.

trail_visibility=* Trail
excellent Unambiguous path
good always visible
intermediate mostly visible
bad partly pathless
horrible Often pathless
no Mostly pathless

More details can be found at https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:trail_visibility

Trail visibility examples julcnx v1.png

smoothness

Indicates the usability of a road by wheeled vehicles.

smoothness=* usability surface min. clearance
intermediate all best packed/gravel road -
bad all good unpaved road -
very_bad high clearance only and below ruts, potholes 18 cm
horrible heavy-duty 4WD and below ruts, rocks, loose ground 21 cm
very_horrible specialized off-road (ATV, MTB, dirt bikes) deep ruts and large obstacles 24 cm
impassable on foot only abandoned, debris, overgrown n/a

More details can be found at https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:smoothness

Smoothness examples julcnx v1.png

Examples

You can see more examples by visiting the following link:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQxeh5ihyQuBCjy03oqQA4oTyMjUo8pOlxcbxhYl90cVFHeOKD4g6aJl_kZSBDZ2LTmjjbfcG6c8_bW/pubhtml?gid=127895747&single=true