Many thanks for your input - I will investigate your links. Very new to Osman so still learning!
On Sunday, 29 September 2019 16:51:07 UTC+1, Bart Eisenberg wrote: > > I'm not sure if this helps, but here is OpenStreetMap's take > <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Long-distance_footpaths_in_the_United_Kingdom#National_Trails_.28England_and_Wales.29> > on > the status of National Trails in its database. Where noted, these are > tagged as relations: a set of trails/footpaths given a single identifier. > > > How OsmAnd renders this mapping data is another question, but you might > experiment with Configure map > Map style. For hiking, I tend to favor the > Offroad style. (My video essay on OSM as a worldwide hiking map is here > <https://youtu.be/LRNl5tr2KEM>.) > > On Sunday, September 29, 2019 at 8:03:26 AM UTC-7, Tim Jenkins wrote: >> >> Believe this refers to Offa's Dyke itself - not the trail. >> To elaborate - I assume the trails are shown as footpaths but not >> specifically as National Trails. As the footpath annotations on the maps >> are rather difficult to >> see (rather indistinct) it becomes difficult to follow them. If the >> National Trails were marked more distinctly (e.g coloured dotted lines) it >> would help and be useful if walking these trails. >> >> On Sunday, 29 September 2019 15:47:55 UTC+1, Xavier wrote: >>> >>> On Sun, Sep 29, 2019 at 07:29:12AM -0700, Tim Jenkins wrote: >>> >Are the UK national trails e.g. Offa's Dyke Path, Cotswold Way, >>> >Pennine Way etc specifically marked on the maps? >>> >>> At least Offa's Dyke Path seems to be entered into OSM: >>> >>> >>> https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=Offa%27s%20Dyke%20Path#map=19/51.78344/-2.67169 >>> >>> >>> > If not is there a way to do this? >>> >>> Yes, add them to OSM if they are missing from OSM. >>> >>> Anticipating your next question of: "Are they present in OsmAnd?" I'll >>> have to defer to others. I suspect, given OsmAnd's 'foot routing' >>> option, that the answer is: "yes, provided someone has properly entered >>> them into OSM first". >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Osmand" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/osmand/4027676a-eee4-469d-9ab1-5c256df5932b%40googlegroups.com.
