Hello, I am new to OSM, and I have been working on adding some local asphalt trails in hopes of improving the Cycle Map layer. I have been adding some as just "Path" with bicycle access set to Yes. After I add this, it does not show up in the Cycle Map layer. These asphalt trails are meant for walking and biking, so that is why I used just "Path". It looks like if I was to use "Foot Path" or "Cycle Path" it would work, but really it is both, so that it why I tried using just "Path". What would be the correct type of path for this sort of thing? asked 28 Apr '17, 16:58  Ben Boldt |
One Answer:
The "correct" tagging is debated. I tend to prefer highway=cycleway+foot=yes for a bike trail open to foot traffic, but lots of people use highway=path with bicycle and foot access tags. Because both are widely used, most maps will show both styles of tagging. I expect the Cycle map layer simply has not updated with your changes yet. I'm not sure how quickly it picks things up. Another good tag for bike trails is surface=, as many people want to avoid unpaved trails. answered 28 Apr '17, 17:02  maxerickson |
It was earlier this week that I added some trails and they are not showing up in the cycle map, but they are showing up in the standard map. For example, I added a trail alongside Rowland Road here:
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In standard mode, it shows it as a dashed brown line, but in cycle map it does not show up at all. Could it take more than a few days to update the cycle map?
Ben Bodil, could you ask it the moderator of the cycle map for his update periods.
@Ben Boldt: Yes, it could take some days, see that other question.
@Ben Boldt: in case you do not know what @maxerickson means by "tags", see our "Tags" wiki page.
Okay thanks! I am in no hurry, I just want to make sure I am doing things right and I think it is okay.