Have found a solution - *Settings - Configure Maps - Map Rendering - Routes - Hiking Symbol Overlay.* Highlights all National Trails with abbreviated names. Again, many thanks for all your help! Tim
On Sunday, 29 September 2019 17:21:30 UTC+1, Tim Jenkins wrote: > > 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/855abc73-ecf9-4dcb-b6ea-25e3586dcb7a%40googlegroups.com.
