I'm inclined to go by 'mapping verifiable ground truth'. Which means no -
don't add them unless signposted along the way.

Op di 13 okt. 2020 om 08:45 schreef s8evq <s8e...@runbox.com>:

> I do not think they should be in OSM, and I wouldn't mind deleting them. :)
>
> First of all, they are harder to keep up to date and verify.
> Secondly, like you said, where do you draw the line. Who's routes do we
> add and who's not?
>
> For example, Natuurpunt and some of the local tourism offices already have
> 'virtual' hikes, where they only suggest which node numbers to combine. On
> the ground, nothing is marked. I don't think this should be in OSM.
>
> If I get this correctly, 'Randonnées en Boucle' (SGR) are hikes made out
> of parts of existing GR trails? I wouldn't add that. The possibilities are
> just endless...
>
> On Mon, 12 Oct 2020 19:57:59 +0000 (UTC), Stijn Rombauts via Talk-be <
> talk-be@openstreetmap.org> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > There is a guideline or rule that only waymarked hiking/cycle/... routes
> should be added to OSM. Not everyone agrees and there are some
> non-waymarked routes in OSM because nobody, not even me, dares to remove
> them.
> > Anyway, that rule/guideline is getting in trouble because some official
> routes are not waymarked anymore.
> > Provincie Vlaams-Brabant enlarged the 'wandelnetwerk Getevallei', but
> the new nodes and routes are not waymarked anymore (too expensive). But
> there is a map, a website and an app. [1]
> > The municipality of Profondeville has the project '1000 bornes' (40
> parcours pour vélos de route et VTT): only gps-tracks on route-you. [2]
> > More will probably follow (or perhaps already exist).
> >
> > So, what do we do? Or where do we draw the line? Because the line
> between what can be considered as official routes or not, could (in the
> future) become very thin. Or what do we do with the 'Randonnées en Boucle'
> (SGR)? What if Natuurpunt/Natagora starts with 'virtual' walking routes?
> >
> > What is your opinion?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > StijnRR
> >
> > P.S. The new map of 'wandelnetwerk De Merode' has OSM as background
> layer. Thanks to everyone who contributed.
> >
> > [1] https://www.toerismevlaamsbrabant.be/pagina/werken-wandelnetwerken/
> > [2] https://www.profondeville.be/loisirs/sport/1000bornes
> >
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